渡る

わたる

To cross over, to span

N5verb·wataru

How to remember it

You "wataru" a bridge or sea — the kanji 渻 evokes ferrying across water.

Example sentences

  • この橋を渡ってください。

    このはしをわたってください。

    Please cross this bridge.

  • 鳥が空を渡っていく。

    とりがそらをわたっていく。

    Birds cross across the sky.

Usage

Intransitive; the bridge or road crossed is marked with を.

Related words

渡す通る渡り

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