What does kanji 跨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 跨 is be.

How is kanji 跨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 跨 are また.がる, また.ぐ, またが.る; the onyomi readings are カ, コ.

What words use kanji 跨?

Example words that use kanji 跨 include 跨る, 跨ぐ, 跨ぎ, 跨座式.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

跨

Meaning

Kanji 跨

be, extend over, sit or stand astride, straddle

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: また.がるまた.ぐまたが.る
Onyomi 音読み: カコ
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Strokes: 13
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 誇 • 瓠 • 絝 • 銙 • 袴 • 夸 • 刳

Related vocabulary

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跨る

またがる

to straddle

跨ぐ

またぐ

to step over

跨ぎ

またぎ

step or stride (over something)

跨座式

こざしき

straddle-beam type

跨線

こせん

across the tracks (of a bridge, etc.)

跨線橋

こせんきょう

bridge over a railroad (esp. a footbridge)

跨道橋

こどうきょう

overpass

年またぎ

としまたぎ

continuance into the New Year

一跨ぎ

ひとまたぎ

short distance

年をまたぐ

としをまたぐ

to extend from one year to the next

Example sentences

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小川にかかる丸太を跨いで向こう岸へ行った。

I stepped over the log spanning the stream and went to the other side.

彼は自転車に軽く跨った。

He lightly straddled the bicycle.

その橋は二つの谷を跨いでいる。

The bridge extends over two valleys.

犬が低い柵をひらりと跨いだ。

The dog nimbly stepped over the low fence.

彼女は椅子に跨って棚の上をのぞいた。

She sat astride the chair and peered over the top of the shelf.

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