JLPT N5 · Verb

渡る (wataru)

渡る (わたる, wataru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cross over; to go across”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わたる
Romaji: wataru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to cross over; to go across · godan verb, intransitive · occ. written as 渉る
to extend; to cover; to range; to span · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · occ. written as 亘る or 亙る

Example sentences

橋は安全です。車でわたれます。

The bridge is safe; you can drive across.

Tatoeba #180123

この儀式は幾世代にもわたって伝わってきた。

This ceremony has been handed down from generation to generation.

Tatoeba #222402

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 渡る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	渡る	わたる wataru
Polite (~masu)	渡ります	わたります watarimasu
Negative	渡らない	わたらない wataranai
Polite negative	渡りません	わたりません watarimasen
Past	渡った	わたった watatta
Polite past	渡りました	わたりました watarimashita
Negative past	渡らなかった	わたらなかった wataranakatta
Te-form	渡って	わたって watatte
Potential	渡れる	わたれる watareru
Passive	渡られる	わたられる watarareru
Causative	渡らせる	わたらせる wataraseru
Volitional	渡ろう	わたろう watarou
Imperative	渡れ	わたれ watare
Conditional (~ba)	渡れば	わたれば watareba

Kanji in 渡る

渡

transit, ford, ferryト・わた.る・-わた.る · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 渡る.

渡すわたすto ferry across (e.g. a river)渡り鳥わたりどりmigratory bird橋渡しはしわたしmediation見渡すみわたすto look out over

Source: JMdict entry 1444680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.