渡り|わたりwatari[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncrossing; passage; transit
- nounimporting; import
- nounwandering; wanderer
- nounmigration
- nouncontact; relations; negotiations
- noun, gowatari; connection underneath the opponent's stones at or near the edge of the boardusu. as ワタリ
- noun, linguisticsglide
- Related移民いみんNeutralNeutral term for immigration: moving to another country to settle there; 「渡り」 instead stresses crossing over, migratory birds, or wandering craftsmen.
- Related亡命ぼうめいWrittenWritten/formal word for political exile — fleeing one's home country to seek refuge abroad; carries political overtones.
- Related移入いにゅうWrittenWritten/formal term for bringing something in from elsewhere, typically goods or organisms; for things introduced from abroad, 「渡り」 is the word to use.
- RelatedマイグレーションNeutralLoanword for migration, used mostly for IT system migrations and animal migration; 「渡り」 is not used for system migrations.
- Antonym止まりとまりNeutralAntonym: stopping, staying, or coming to an end, often as a noun plus 「どまり」; the opposite of 「渡り」's crossing and wandering.
For crossings, migratory birds, or things introduced from abroad, use 「渡り」 — as in 「渡り鳥」 and 「南蛮渡り」. Use 「移民」 for settling abroad, 「亡命」 for political exile, 「マイグレーション」 for system migration; 「止まり」 is the opposite.
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