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引き渡し (ひきわたし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひき渡わたし

ひ

き

わ

た

し

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

delivery; handing over; extradition

Refers to the act of physically or officially transferring something or someone to another party. Common in legal, police, and business contexts.

容よう疑ぎ者しゃの引ひき渡わたしが行おこなわれた。
The suspect was handed over.
新しん築ちくマンションの引

ひ

き

渡わた

し

は

来らい

月げつ

です

。

The delivery of the new condominium is next month.

Written forms

引ひき渡わたしUsage29%
Standard spelling with full okurigana; common in news and formal contexts.
引ひき渡わたしUsage44%
Common abbreviated spelling, especially in legal and official documents.
引ひき渡わたしUsage27%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; occasionally seen in older or very compact texts.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
渡transit, ford, ferry

Similar words

受うけ渡わたし
受け渡し focuses on the mutual exchange or handover between two parties, while 引き渡し emphasizes the transfer from one party to another, often with a sense of official or physical delivery.
配はい送そう
配送 is specifically about shipping or delivery of goods, whereas 引き渡し can refer to handing over people (e.g., suspects) or property in a broader sense.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'pull') + 渡し (watashi, continuative form of 渡す 'hand over'). Literally 'pulling and handing over', it has come to mean the act of transferring custody or possession.