渡る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渡る | 渡らない |
| Polite | 渡ります | 渡りません |
| Past polite | 渡りました | 渡りませんでした |
| Past | 渡った | 渡らなかった |
| Te-form | 渡って | 渡らないで |
| Desire | 渡りたい | 渡りたくない |
| Potential | 渡れる | 渡れない |
| Passive | 渡られる | 渡られない |
| Causative | 渡らせる | 渡らせない |
| Causative passive | 渡らせられるalso 渡らされる | 渡らせられないalso 渡らされない |
| Volitional | 渡ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 渡りましょう | |
| Imperative | 渡れ | 渡るな |
| Conditional | 渡れば | 渡らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 渡ったら | 渡らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Physical movement across a space, such as a bridge, river, or road. Also used metaphorically for crossing borders or moving through life stages.
Cross the bridge and turn right.
He crossed the sea and came to Japan.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
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.
See also: にわたって
The meeting lasted for three hours.
This forest extends over a wide area.
When the light turns green, I cross the road.
This construction project went on for five years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
become widely known; spread (of rumors, reputation)
making a living; getting on in the world
spread throughout; permeate; reach everyone
covered passageway; roofed corridor between buildings · skyway; skybridge; elevated walkway
crossing; passage; transit · import; imported origin · wandering; itinerant person; wanderer · migration · contact; relations; negotiations · watari; edge connection in Go · glide
dishonoring a bill; bouncing a check; non-payment
wander from place to place; change jobs frequently
blade length; length of a blade · sword-edge walking; walking barefoot on a sword blade
permeate; soak through; spread throughout
fight with; cross swords with; compete with · argue with; debate with; have a dispute with
clear up; become cloudless
resound; echo; reverberate
generally; roughly; briefly
old imported article; antique import
gangplank; gangway board
wandering chopsticks; jumping between side dishes without eating rice
wanderer; drifter; itinerant person
swimming crab; Japanese blue crab
fire-walking
brachiation; swinging from branch to branch
Search-only variant of 亘る.
Search-only kanji form occasionally used for the 'cross over' sense.