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明け渡し (あけわたし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

明あけ渡わたし

あ

け

わ

た

し

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

evacuation; surrender of premises

Primarily used in legal or formal contexts for vacating a property or handing over possession, such as in rental disputes or court orders.

家や主ぬしは借かり主ぬしに建たて物ものの明あけ渡わたし

を

求もと

め

た

。

The landlord demanded the tenant vacate the building.

裁さい判ばん所しょが明あけ渡わたしの判はん決けつを下くだした。

The court issued an order for surrender of the premises.

Kanji

明bright, light
渡transit, ford, ferry

Related words

立たち退のき
明け渡し emphasizes formally surrendering or handing over a property, whereas 立ち退き focuses on the act of leaving it.

Written forms

明あけ渡わたしUsage23%
Standard kanji spelling with regular okurigana.
明あけ渡わたしUsage40%
Variant spelling with slightly reduced okurigana; less common but still used.
明あけ渡わたしUsage37%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; mainly seen in older or legal documents.

Etymology

Compound of 明け (ake, continuative form of 明ける 'to open, vacate') and 渡し (watashi, continuative form of 渡す 'to hand over').