渡(わた)す

わたす
godan verb
to hand over, to deliver
1. to hand over, to pass
To give directly.
書類(しょるい)を渡(わた)す。
To hand over documents.
鍵(かぎ)を渡(わた)した。
I handed over the key.
先生(せんせい)にレポートを渡(わた)した。
I handed the report to the teacher.
2. to ferry across
To transport over water.
船(ふね)で人(ひと)を渡(わた)す。
To ferry people across.
川(かわ)を渡(わた)す橋(はし)を架(か)ける。
To build a bridge that spans the river.
小(ちい)さな船(ふね)で旅人(たびびと)を対岸(たいがん)に渡(わた)す仕事(しごと)をしている。
He has the job of ferrying travelers to the other bank in a small boat.

渡(わた)す means to hand over or pass something to someone.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Pair: 渡(わた)る (intransitive, to cross)

MEANINGS:
1. To hand over: 書類(しょるい)を渡(わた)す (hand over documents)
2. To ferry across: 人(ひと)を対岸(たいがん)に渡(わた)す (ferry someone across)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ～に～を渡(わた)す: to hand X to someone
  • 手(て)渡(わた)す: to hand directly
  • 引(ひ)き渡(わた)す: to hand over (formal/legal)
  • 受(う)け渡(わた)す: to deliver, pass on

PARTICLE USAGE:
Aを Bに渡(わた)す: to hand A to B

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Added 2026.1.9 17:59 · Revised 2026.2.23 11:35
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