Word Meaning に渡り (Niwatari): Throughout

Meaning

English

throughout
over a period of ...
over a span of ...

Reading

Kana

にわたり

Romaji

niwatari

Writing Variants

に亘り にわたり niwatari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 118142 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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に渡って

にわたって

throughout

渡り

わたり

connection

不渡り

ふわたり

dishonouring (a bill)

世渡り

よわたり

making a living

見渡す限り

みわたすかぎり

as far as the eye can see

古渡り

こわたり

old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)

綱渡り

つなわたり

tightrope walking

刃渡り

はわたり

length of a blade

谷渡り

たにわたり

singing of the Japanese bush warbler

行き渡る

いきわたる

to diffuse

渡す

わたす

to lay across

過渡期

かとき

transition period

Example Sentences

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数ヶ月に渡りスウェーデン語を勉強しましたが、まだあまりうまく話すことはできません。

After studying Swedish for several months, I still can't speak it very well.

東京から青森まで車で行って、船に車も乗せて北海道に渡り、北海道を横断して東京に帰りました。

I drove from Tokyo to Aomori, took my car on a ferry to Hokkaido, crossed Hokkaido, then returned to Tokyo.