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Kanji Detail for 渉 - "to cross, to involve"

渉

  • Meaning

    渉 means "to cross, to involve." Also associated with to wade.

    1. Wade - To walk through water.

    2. Cross - To go from one side to another.

    3. Involve - To engage in; to participate.

  • Words using 渉

    • 交渉 こうしょう Listen negotiations; bargaining; discussions
    • 渉外 しょうがい Listen public relations; client liaison; client relations

  • Four-character idioms with 渉

    • 内政干渉 ないせいかんしょう Listen interference in the domestic affairs of another country

  • Tattoo check: 渉

    • Verified meaning: to cross, to involve
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あゆみ, あゆむ, えん, かつなり)
    • Also carries these associations: to wade

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 渉

    Given names 渉(あゆみ)Listen 渉(あゆむ)Listen 渉(えん)Listen 渉(しょう)Listen 渉(わたる)Listen

    Surnames 渉(かつなり)Listen 渉(かつのぶ)Listen 渉(まさお)Listen 渉(わたり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ford; go cross; transit; ferry; import; involve

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ford stream

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 涉[she4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wata.ru(わた-る) わた-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to wade to cross to involve entrust relate connect research roam wading ford engage implicate navigate negotiate overlap participate pertain traverse walk stride through

Sentences including 渉

  • You should not interfere in other people's business.

  • They succeeded in the negotiation.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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