Quick answer
渡 is the kanji for "Cross". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is わた.る (wataru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Cross
Also : Ford · Ferry · Import · Transit · Deliver
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 渡 represents 'TRANSIT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of transit.
On-reading: と — remember this sound by associating it with transit. Kun-reading: わた.る.
Example Sentences
川を渡る前に、流れの速さを確認した。
かわをわたるまえに、ながれのはやさをかくにんした。
Before crossing the river, I checked how fast the current was.
橋を渡って駅へ行きました。
はしをわたってえきへいきました。
I crossed the bridge to go to the station.
Vocabulary using 渡
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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