渡す|わたすwatasu[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
   わたしを向こう側むこうがわへわたしてください。↗

   Please take me over to the other side.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto lay across; to build across
3. godan verb, transitive verbto hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
   それじゃあこのメモを渡わたしてください。緊急きんきゅうです。↗

   Then, please give him this note. This is urgent.

   走者そうしゃがリレーでバトンを渡わたさなければなりません。↗

   A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• Synonym差し出すさしだすNeutralExtends or offers something forward, or submits it, as in 「名刺を差し出す」; the emphasis is on the motion of reaching out, not on the transfer itself.
• Synonym手渡すてわたすNeutralHands something over directly, person to person, as in 「手紙を手渡す」; it stresses face-to-face delivery, while 「渡す」 works for any handing over.
• Synonym引き渡すひきわたすNeutralHands over people or property to another party, as in 「犯人を引き渡す」 or 「物件の引き渡し」; it covers both persons and things.
• Related譲り渡すゆずりわたすNeutralCedes property or position to another, as in 「権利を譲り渡す」; the focus is on the transfer itself rather than the physical handing over.
• Related明け渡すあけわたすNeutralMeans vacating a house or castle and handing it to the other side, as in 「城を明け渡す」; the nuance is giving something up rather than simply passing it over.
• Related譲渡じょうとWrittenA legal term for transferring property or rights, as in 「株式の譲渡」; formal written usage.
• RelatedうつすNeutralMoves something to another place, or shifts rights to someone else, as in 「所有権を移す」; 「渡す」 stresses placing the thing into the other person's hands.
• Related移送いそうWrittenFormal term for transporting a suspect, case, or cargo elsewhere, as in 「身柄を移送する」; used mostly in legal contexts.
• Related授受じゅじゅWrittenWritten word for the two-way flow of giving and receiving, as in 「金銭の授受」; it names the exchange itself, not the act of handing something over.
• Related受け渡すうけわたすNeutralCovers handing over goods or responsibilities, as in 「商品の受け渡し」; it frames the handover as a transaction between giver and recipient.
• Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralThe opposite of 「渡す」: it means taking in what someone hands you, receiving the offered item rather than giving it.
• AntonymうけるNeutralAlso the reverse of 「渡す」: it means catching or accepting what comes your way, as in 「ボールを受ける」, rather than passing it on.

To hand something to someone, 「渡す」 is the default choice. Use 「手渡す」 for handing something over in person, 「譲渡」 or 「譲り渡す」 for transferring rights or property, and 「引き渡す」 for handing over people or things. 「受け取る」 is the word for receiving what is given.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

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