Japanese symbol for “wade”

押し渡る

おしわたる

Romaji: oshiwataru

to cross over; to wade

In Japanese, wade is 押し渡る, read おしわたる (oshiwataru).

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Meanings

v5r to cross over; to wade

Written forms: 押し渡る、押渡る. Readings: おしわたる.

Kanji and stroke order

押

push, stop, check

on: オウ
kun: お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる

8 strokes · JLPT 2

渡

transit, ford, ferry

on: ト
kun: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
押す	おす osu	to push; to thrust; to shove
押し	おし oshi	push; pushing
押さえる	おさえる osaeru	to pin down; to hold down; to press down
後押し	あとおし atooshi	pushing; support; backing
押し出し	おしだし oshidashi	pushing something out; extrusion
押収	おうしゅう oushuu	seizure; confiscation
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

See also: Chinese symbol for “wade”.

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.