Illustration: At a Japanese airport’s international departure gate, a traveler presents an open passport and boarding pass to an attendant, with their printed surfaces turned away.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

渡と航こう

tokou

to travel overseas

Example sentences

  1. 日本人にっぽんじんの渡航とこうと帰国きこくを禁きんじた。

    The Bakufu prohibited Japanese nationals from visiting as well as from returning to Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 平安時代前期へいあんじだいぜんきには空海くうかい、最澄さいちょうが相次あいついで唐とうに渡航とこうし、密教みっきょうが日本にっぽんに伝つたえられた。

    In the Heian period’s former half, Priest Kukai and Saicho went to Tang-dynasty China one after another, and they brought back Esoteric Buddhism into Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また、義兄ぎけいの熊二くまじはこのころ海外かいがい渡航とこうし、卯吉うきちは家長かちょうの立場たちばとなる。

    Also, his brother-in-law Kumaji left for abroad at this time putting Ukichi at the head of the family.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 渡航

  • 渡transit; fordOnトKunわたる・わたす
  • 航navigate; sailOnコウ

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