Japanese symbol for “importing”
渡り
わたり
Romaji: watari
crossing; passage; transit
In Japanese, importing is 渡り, read わたり (watari).
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Meanings
- n crossing; passage; transit
- n importing; import
- n wandering; wanderer
- n migration
- n contact; relations; negotiations
- n watari; connection underneath the opponent's stones at or near the edge of the board (go)
Written forms: 渡り. Readings: わたり、ワタリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “importing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取り込み | とりこみ torikomi | importing (e.g. data); capturing (e.g. image) |
| インポート | インポート inpooto | importing (data) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
| 渡し | わたし watashi | ferry (crossing); ferry(boat) |
| 渡る | わたる wataru | to cross over; to go across |
| 引き渡し | ひきわたし hikiwatashi | delivery; handing over; turning over |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.