Illustration: A narrow pedestrian bridge spans a small neighborhood river in Japan, with both banks and the full bridge visible. A woman carrying groceries is midway across, her body and forward step directed toward the opposite bank where her child waits.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

渡わたる

wataru

to cross, to go across

Example sentences

  1. 橋はしは安全あんぜんです。車くるまでわたれます。

    The bridge is safe; you can drive across.

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  2. 彼かれは海うみを渡わたった。

    He crossed over the sea.

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  3. 道みちを渡わたろう。

    Let’s cross the street.

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Kanji in 渡

  • 渡transit; fordOnトKunわたる・わたす

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