# 渉 — ford; negotiate

渉 means “ford; negotiate”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: ford; negotiate
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 渉

Parts: 氵 water · 歩 walk

## Don't confuse it with

[歩](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/walk/) · [歳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/years-old/) · [捗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-progress/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[渉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/) · [離](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/detach/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [踏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/step-on/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [崩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crumble/) · [撤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pull-back/) · [躍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leap/) · [還](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/send-back/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/. Last updated 2026-11-01.