Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to ferry across (e.g. a river), 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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
渡す わたす

Contained Kanji 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)