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渡る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	渡わたる	渡わたらない
Polite	渡わたります	渡わたりません
Past polite	渡わたりました	渡わたりませんでした
Past	渡わたった	渡わたらなかった
Te-form	渡わたって	渡わたらないで
Desire	渡わたりたい	渡わたりたくない
Potential	渡わたれる	渡わたれない
Passive	渡わたられる	渡わたられない
Causative	渡わたらせる	渡わたらせない
Causative passive	渡わたらせられるalso 渡わたらされる	渡わたらせられないalso 渡わたらされない
Volitional	渡わたろう
Polite volitional	渡わたりましょう
Imperative	渡わたれ	渡わたるな
Conditional	渡わたれば	渡わたらなければ
Tara conditional	渡わたったら	渡わたらなかったら

Pairs with渡す

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

cross over; go across

Physical movement across a space, such as a bridge, river, or road. Also used metaphorically for crossing borders or moving through life stages.

橋はしを渡わたって右みぎに曲まがってください。
Cross the bridge and turn right.
彼かれは海うみを渡わたって日本にほんに来きた。
He crossed the sea and came to Japan.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

extend; span; cover; range

usually written using kana alone

Describes a scope that stretches over a period, area, or range. Often used in the pattern 〜にわたって. Usually written in kana for this sense.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を渡わたるto cross a place (bridge, road, river, etc.)
信しん号ごうが青あおになったら道みちを渡わたります。
When the light turns green, I cross the road.
〈数かず〉年ねんにわたってto span or extend over a number of years
この工こう事じは五ご年ねんにわたって行おこなわれた。
This construction project went on for five years.

Expressions· 15

に渡わたりthroughout; over a period of; over a span of
世よを渡わたるmake one's way in the world; earn a living; get by in life
手てに渡わたるfall into someone's hands; pass into another's possession
海うみを渡わたるcross the ocean; go overseas; come from overseas
渡わたりに船ふねgodsend; lifesaver; timely help; windfall

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人ひと手でに渡わたるfall into another's hands; pass into someone else's possession
蟻ありの門と渡わたりvery narrow passage; tight squeeze · perineum; taint
長ながきにわたるlong (time); longstanding; for a long time
渡わたりをつけるmake contact; get in touch; establish relations

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Kanji

渡transit, ford, ferry
亘span, range, extend over
亙range, reach, extend
渉ford, go cross, transit

Transitive / intransitive

渡わたすN5
渡る is the intransitive verb for crossing over, while 渡す is its transitive counterpart meaning to hand something over or ferry it across.

Related words· 6

横よこ切ぎるN3sense 1
渡る means to cross over something like a bridge or river to reach the other side, while 横切る means to cut straight across a path or area, often perpendicular to the flow.
越こえるN3sense 1
渡る focuses on moving across a surface such as a bridge or river, while 越える focuses on surpassing or going over a boundary or limit.
及およぶN2sense 2
渡る describes something spanning continuously over a range of time or space, while 及ぶ emphasizes reaching or extending as far as a certain point.
越こすN2
渡る is intransitive and describes crossing a river, bridge, or sea, while 越す is transitive and used for crossing over an obstacle, boundary, or barrier.

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またがるN1
渡る means to extend or span across something (like a period or area) in a broad continuous sense, while 跨る emphasizes stretching across two or more distinct sections or boundaries.
またぐN2
渡る means to cross a surface such as a bridge or road by walking along it, whereas 跨ぐ means to step over something in a single motion.

Word family· 37

渡わたり鳥どりN1
migratory bird; bird of passage
綱つな渡わたりN1
tightrope walking; high-wire act · walking a tightrope; risky balancing act
猿さる渡わたり
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
知しれ渡わたる
become widely known; spread (of rumors, reputation)
世よ渡わたり
making a living; getting on in the world

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行いき渡わたるN1
spread throughout; permeate; reach everyone
渡わたり廊ろう下か
covered passageway; roofed corridor between buildings · skyway; skybridge; elevated walkway
渡わたり
crossing; passage; transit · import; imported origin · wandering; itinerant person; wanderer · migration · contact; relations; negotiations · watari; edge connection in Go · glide
不ふ渡わたり
dishonoring a bill; bouncing a check; non-payment
渡わたり歩あるく
wander from place to place; change jobs frequently
刃は渡わたり
blade length; length of a blade · sword-edge walking; walking barefoot on a sword blade
染しみ渡わたる
permeate; soak through; spread throughout
渡わたり合あう
fight with; cross swords with; compete with · argue with; debate with; have a dispute with
晴はれ渡わたるN1
clear up; become cloudless
響ひびき渡わたるN1
resound; echo; reverberate
一通ひとわたり
generally; roughly; briefly
古こ渡わたり
old imported article; antique import
渡わたり板いた
gangplank; gangway board
渡わたり箸ばし
wandering chopsticks; jumping between side dishes without eating rice
渡わたり者もの
wanderer; drifter; itinerant person
ワタリガニ
swimming crab; Japanese blue crab
火ひ渡わたり
fire-walking
腕うで渡わたり
brachiation; swinging from branch to branch

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Written forms

渡わたるUsage36%
Standard kanji for physical crossing and metaphorical spanning.
わたるUsage62%
Usually written in kana for the 'extend/span' sense.
亘わたるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form occasionally used for the 'extend/span' sense.
亙わたるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant of 亘る.
渉わたるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form occasionally used for the 'cross over' sense.

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 渡 is associated with crossing water or passing through, while 亘 and 亙 are used for spanning or extending. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.