1.
to straddle, to sit astride
To sit or mount something with one leg on each side.
馬に跨がる。
To mount a horse.
自転車に跨がって出発した。
I got on the bicycle and set off.
バイクに跨がったまま信号を待っていた。
I waited at the traffic light while still straddling the motorcycle.
2.
to span, to extend across
To extend over or across a boundary, area, or period of time.
二つの県に跨がる。
To span two prefectures.
工事は三か月に跨がった。
The construction spanned three months.
このプロジェクトは複数の部署に跨がる大規模なものだ。
This project is a large-scale one that spans multiple departments.
TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞 (intransitive). Pattern: Xに跨がる.
USAGE:
Sense 1 takes the particle に to mark what is being straddled. Sense 2 also uses に to mark the range or boundary being spanned. Both senses share the core meaning of extending across something.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 馬に跨がる (to mount a horse)
- 自転車に跨がる (to get on a bicycle)
- 国境に跨がる (to span a national border)
- 複数の分野に跨がる (to span multiple fields)