# 渡 — cross; hand over

渡 means “cross; hand over”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to). Kun'yomi: わた(る) (wataru). You'll see it in words such as 渡す (watasu, “to hand over; to pass”).

- Meaning: cross; hand over
- On'yomi: ト (to)
- Kun'yomi: わた(る) (wataru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 渡

Water (氵) at a certain degree (度) of shallow: you can cross.

Sounds like 度: both read ト.

Parts: 氵 water · 度 degree

## Words with 渡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 渡す | わたす (watasu) | to hand over; to pass |
| 渡る | わたる (wataru) | to cross over; to go across |
| 渡り | わたり (watari) | crossing; passage |

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[退](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/retreat/) · [渡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cross/) · [移](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shift/) · [登](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climb/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

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