渡
to cross; spread; hand over, deliver; ferry; go overseas
Kanji 1636
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If you want to talk about crossing bridges, emigrating, people ranging in age from 18 to 25, possessing an heirloom for generations, a room that looks out onto the ocean, handing someone paper, extraditing criminals, advancing wages, or bouncing a check, you'll need the indispensable 渡! Find out about all these structures, as well as a deadly form of transit that some Japanese once used!
Revision history:
Mar. 22, 2024: p. 24: Changed "Echigo" to "Etchu." Also replaced the broken link in that caption.
Feb. 15, 2022:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Updated the Henshall etymology.
- p. 24: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Feb. 8, 2019:
- p. 2: Updated the Sears link.
- p. 24: Edited the translation of the text in the sign, as well as the vocab. Also added an explanation of 谷から谷へ.
May 27, 2016: Made quite a few changes:
- p. 6: Removed a broken link and changed the vocabulary for a sample sentence to reflect that the 年 in 538年 is not a counter. Then changed p. 11 to show that the 年 in 20年 is indeed a counter.
- p. 9: Changed the spelling of 皆 from みんな (a colloquial yomi) to みな (the official way of writing it).
- p. 13: Changed the link for Konpira Shrine and slightly revised the definition of 渡り廊下.
June 21, 2014: Originally published.
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