1.
to cross, to go across
To move from one side to another.
橋を渡る。
To cross the bridge.
道を渡る。
To cross the street.
信号が青になったら渡る。
Cross when the light turns green.
小さな船で川を渡った。
I crossed the river in a small boat.
渡り鳥が海を渡って南の国に行く。
Migratory birds cross the ocean and go to southern countries.
渡る means to cross or go across from one side to another.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- Pair: 渡す (transitive, to hand over)
PARTICLE:
Uses を for the thing being crossed:
- 橋を渡る: to cross a bridge
- 道を渡る: to cross a street
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 橋を渡る: to cross a bridge
- 信号を渡る: to cross at a traffic light
- 海を渡る: to cross the ocean
- 世に渡る: to spread widely
COMPOUNDS:
- 渡り鳥: migratory bird
- 渡り歩く: to wander from place to place