渡わたし守もり

noun

ferryman

A person who operates a ferry, typically rowing or poling a small boat across a river or channel. This is a traditional occupation, now mostly historical or found in rural areas.

• 昔むかし、この川かわには渡わたし守もりがいて、村むら人びとを向むこう岸ぎしへ運はこんでいた。

  Long ago, there was a ferryman on this river who carried the villagers to the opposite bank.

• 渡わたし守もりは長ながい竿さおで舟ふねを操あやつった。

  The ferryman maneuvered the boat with a long pole.