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渡りをつける (わたりをつける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
make contact ; get in touch ; establish relations
Used when someone arranges a connection or opens a channel of communication, often through an intermediary or by taking initiative. Implies a deliberate effort to create a relationship or understanding.
彼かれ は 裏うら 社しゃ 会かい に 渡わた り を つけ て 情じょう 報ほう を 集あつ め た 。
He established contacts in the underworld and gathered information.
Written forms 渡わた りをつける
Standard kanji spelling using つける in kana.
渡わた りを 付つ ける
Alternate spelling using the kanji 付 for つける.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 連れん 絡らく を 取と る 連絡を取る is a general term for getting in touch, while 渡りをつける implies a more strategic or effortful establishment of a connection, often with a specific purpose or through a third party.
橋はし 渡わた しをする 橋渡しをする means to act as a bridge or intermediary between two parties, whereas 渡りをつける focuses on the act of making the initial contact or opening the channel.
Etymology The phrase combines 渡り (connection, negotiation) with つける (to attach, to establish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely evolved from the idea of 'attaching a connection' or 'setting up a bridge' between parties.
