明あけ渡わたす

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

vacate; surrender; give up; hand over

Used for formally vacating premises, surrendering a position or territory, or handing over power/rights. Often appears in legal, military, or business contexts.

テナントは月げつ末まつまでに店てん舗ぽを明あけ渡わたす義ぎ務むがある。
The tenant is obligated to vacate the store by the end of the month.
城しろを明あけ渡わたすよう要よう求きゅうされた。
They were demanded to surrender the castle.
社しゃ長ちょうは経けい営えい権けんを明あけ渡わたした。
The president handed over management control.

Written forms

明あけ渡わたすUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
明あけ渡わたすUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
あけわたすUsage6%
あけ渡わたすUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji variant.

Kanji

明bright, light
渡transit, ford, ferry

Similar words

引ひき渡わたす
引き渡す focuses on physically handing over a person or object, often to authorities, while 明け渡す emphasizes vacating or relinquishing control of a place or right.
譲ゆずる
譲る is a broader, more everyday term for giving something to someone else or conceding, whereas 明け渡す is more formal and implies clearing out or surrendering completely.

Etymology

Compound of 明ける (akeru, 'to open, to become empty') + 渡す (watasu, 'to hand over'). The combination conveys the idea of making something empty and then transferring it.