跨 — kanji meaning “be”
跨
be, sit or stand astride, extend over, straddle
- Meanings
- be, sit or stand astride, extend over, straddle
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)、カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- また.がる、またが.る、また.ぐ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 157
- Chinese reading
- kuà — Chinese character page
Words with 跨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跨る | またがる matagaru | to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride |
| 跨ぐ | またぐ matagu | to step over; to step across; to stride over |
| 跨ぎ | またぎ matagi | step or stride (over something) |
| 跨線橋 | こせんきょう kosenkyou | bridge over a railroad (esp. a footbridge); overpass |
| 跨道橋 | こどうきょう kodoukyou | overpass |
| 跨座式 | こざしき kozashiki | straddle-beam type |
| 跨線 | こせん kosen | across the tracks (of a bridge, etc.); over the tracks |
| 一跨ぎ | ひとまたぎ hitomatagi | one stride; single stride |
| 跨下 | こか koka | crotch; thigh; groin |
| 打ち跨る | うちまたがる uchimatagaru | to mount (e.g. a horse); to straddle; to sit astride |
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