渡る（わたる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to cross
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 渡ります | わたります |
| te-form | 渡って | わたって |
| ta-form (past) | 渡った | わたった |
| nai-form (negative) | 渡らない | わたらない |
| potential form | 渡れる | わたれる |
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Example sentences
- 信号を見てから道を渡る。 — I cross the street after checking the traffic light.
- 橋を渡って向こう側へ行く。 — I cross the bridge to get to the other side.
Idioms & proverbs containing “渡る”
- 渡る世間に鬼はない (わたるせけんにおにはない) — all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
- 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る (おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる) — some things can be learned from the young; a fool may give a wise man counsel; to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
- 世を渡る (よをわたる) — to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
- 危ない橋を渡る (あぶないはしをわたる) — to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge
- 石橋を叩いて渡る (いしばしをたたいてわたる) — being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
- ルビコン川を渡る (ルビコンがわをわたる) — to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
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