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渡 わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate 3 446 12 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic This particular form of transit is a ferry (one of the actual meanings of this character). Naturally it can only cross the water if it´s not frozen, so the temperature must be above 0 degrees.

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ト お, たり, わたな, わたら, わたり 渡す(わたす): (1) to ferry across (a river, etc.); to carry across; to traverse (2) to lay across; to build across (3) to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer橋渡し(はしわたし): bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)渡り鳥(わたりどり): migratory bird; bird of passage見渡す(みわたす): to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of渡る(わたる): (1) to cross over; to go across (2) to extend; to cover; to range; to span S 水: water度: degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences 水 4 (none) transit The transit system in Tokyo is one of the best in the wrold, but why is it that when it is 35 degrees outside, it is about 2 degrees on the train? Or when it is 2 degrees outside, it is 35 degrees inside the train. This degree of difference means I am always sweating then getting the chills! I think I caught a fever!

Kanji	渡
Onyomi	ト
Kunyomi	わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
Nanori	お, たり, わたな, わたら, わたり
English	transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate
Examples	渡す(わたす): (1) to ferry across (a river, etc.); to carry across; to traverse (2) to lay across; to build across (3) to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer 橋渡し(はしわたし): bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone) 渡り鳥(わたりどり): migratory bird; bird of passage 見渡す(みわたす): to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of 渡る(わたる): (1) to cross over; to go across (2) to extend; to cover; to range; to span
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	446
Components	水: water 度: degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	水
Radical Number	85
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	transit
Koohii Story 1	This particular form of transit is a ferry (one of the actual meanings of this character). Naturally it can only cross the water if it´s not frozen, so the temperature must be above 0 degrees.
Koohii Story 2	The transit system in Tokyo is one of the best in the wrold, but why is it that when it is 35 degrees outside, it is about 2 degrees on the train? Or when it is 2 degrees outside, it is 35 degrees inside the train. This degree of difference means I am always sweating then getting the chills! I think I caught a fever!

Degrees Transit I Ferry Hand Cross Water 渡