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受け渡す (うけわたす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受うけ渡わたす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

deliver; hand over; transfer

Used when physically passing something to someone or transferring possession, often in formal or business contexts.

荷に物もつを受うけ渡わたす場ば所しょを確かく認にんしてください。
Please confirm the location where the package will be handed over.

鍵かぎは管かん理り人にんから受うけ渡わたされます。

The key will be handed over by the caretaker.

Written forms

受うけ渡わたすUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling.
うけわたすUsage2%
受うけ渡わたす
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.

Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
渡transit, ford, ferry

Similar words

渡わたす
渡す is a more general 'hand over' or 'pass'; 受け渡す emphasizes the act of receiving and then delivering, often in a formal transfer process.
引ひき渡わたす
引き渡す often implies handing over a person (e.g., a suspect) or formally surrendering something; 受け渡す is more neutral and focuses on the exchange of items.

Etymology

Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving') + 渡す (watasu, 'to hand over').