Words
Words with 渡
Kanji 渡, meaning transit, appears in 209 Japanese vocabulary entries.
赤信号皆で渡れば怖くない
あかしんごうみんなでわたればこわくない
if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of
渡り箸
わたりばし
using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)
渡韓ごっこ
とかんごっこ
staying at home or a hotel with friends while doing things associated with South Korea (e.g. eating Korean food, listening to K-pop, watching Korean dramas)
渡来神
とらいしん
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
渡来人
とらいじん
Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)
透渡殿
すいわたどの
roofed path (lacking walls) connecting the main residence and the side houses (in traditional palatial architecture)
箸渡し
はしわたし
passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn