引き渡す・引渡す|ひきわたすhikiwatasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
引き渡す引き渡す（ひきわたす） is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners.
引渡す引渡す（ひきわたす） is less common than 引き渡す（ひきわたす） but remains a written variant of the same word.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引き渡す（ひきわたす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引き渡します（ひきわたします） |
| Negative (nai) | 引き渡さない（ひきわたさない） |
| polite (masen) | 引き渡しません（ひきわたしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 引き渡さず・引き渡さぬ（ひきわたさず・ひきわたさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 引き渡した（ひきわたした） |
| polite (mashita) | 引き渡しました（ひきわたしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引き渡さなかった（ひきわたさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引き渡しませんでした（ひきわたしませんでした） |
| Te form | 引き渡して（ひきわたして） |
| Potential | 引き渡せる（ひきわたせる） |
| Passive | 引き渡される（ひきわたされる） |
| Causative | 引き渡させる（ひきわたさせる） |
| Causative passive | 引き渡させられる（ひきわたさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 引き渡せば（ひきわたせば） |
| tara | 引き渡したら（ひきわたしたら） |
| Volitional | 引き渡そう（ひきわたそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 引き渡しましょう（ひきわたしましょう） |
| Imperative | 引き渡せ（ひきわたせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym渡すわたすNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose verb for handing something over, as in 「書類を渡す」, and also for laying or building across; 「引き渡す」 is the more formal handover.
- Synonym手渡すてわたすNeutralHanding something over directly from hand to hand, as in 「手紙を手渡す」; the point is face-to-face, in-person delivery.
- Synonym譲り渡すゆずりわたすNeutralTo hand over by ceding or transferring, as in 「権利を譲り渡す」; the nuance is ceding something of yours.
- Synonym譲るゆずるNeutralTo give up or transfer something, as in 「席を譲る」 or 「土地を譲る」; it works both with and without payment.
- Related受け渡しうけわたしNeutralA noun for the handover or exchange between two parties, as in 「商品の受け渡し」; the focus is on the mutual handover itself.
- Related明け渡すあけわたすNeutralFor vacating and surrendering a building, land or castle to someone else, as in 「城を明け渡す」.
- Related与えるあたえるNeutralTo give or bestow something on the other party, as in 「影響を与える」; the emphasis is on giving to the other side.
- Related譲与じょうよWrittenA noun for transferring property; legal and written in flavour, and not often used.
- RelatedよこすCasualA colloquial verb for the other side handing or sending something my way, as in 「手紙を寄越す」; the direction is toward the speaker.
- Related授受じゅじゅWrittenA written noun for giving and receiving between parties, as in 「金銭の授受」; typical of legal and news writing.
- Related譲渡じょうとWrittenA legal noun for transferring rights or property, as in 「株式譲渡」; formal, written usage.
- Related受け渡すうけわたすWrittenA written-style verb for transferring items, ownership or responsibility to the other party; more at home in formal prose than in speech.
- Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralTo receive what is handed to you; the counterpart of handing over, opposite in direction to 「引き渡す」.
Use 「引き渡す」 for formally handing over a person, property or rights, as in 「犯人を引き渡す」 or 「物件の引き渡し」. For everyday handovers pick 「渡す」, for in-person delivery 「手渡す」, for vacating 「明け渡す」, for transfers 「譲渡」; to receive, 「受け取る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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