12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

Kun'yomi
  • to cross over ②to extend
  • -わた
  • to ferry across (e.g. a river) ②to lay across ③to hand over
On'yomi
Nanori
  • たり
  • わたな
  • わたら
  • わたり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わた-わたわた 87.3%
わたり 9.4%
3.3%

Character Breakdown

transit, ford, ferry
わた.る わたり ト (7th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
degrees, occurrence, time
ド タク たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

to ferry across (e.g. a river) ②to lay across ③to hand over
to cross over ②to extend
crossing ②importing ③wandering ④migration
ferry (crossing) ②delivery
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture) ②Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to fight (with) ②to argue (with)
to look out over
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References

Unicode hex code 6E21
JIS X 0208 1-37-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2635
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3247
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 611
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 746
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 445
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 560
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1195
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1279
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 615
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1586
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 897
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17765
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1636
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 378
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 379
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 695
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1561
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 205
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1225
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1203
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a9.35
Four corner code 3014.7
De Roo Code 367