渡す

Meanings

1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
2. to lay across; to build across
3. to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer

Part of speech: godan verb (す), transitive

Kanji

• 渡

  Meanings

  transit, ford, ferry, cross

  On reading

  ト

  Kun reading

  わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• 走者がリレーでバトンを渡さなければなりません。

  A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.

  Tatoeba #192496 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• わたしを向こう側へわたしてください。

  Please take me over to the other side.

  Tatoeba #191764 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• それじゃあこのメモを渡してください。緊急です。

  Then, please give him this note. This is urgent.

  Tatoeba #205820 · CC BY 2.0 FR