橋渡し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はし
Grade: 3
わた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はし)(わた) (hashiwatashi

  1. building bridges
  2. (figuratively) intermediation; mediation; intermediary

Verb

(はし)(わた)する (hashiwatashi surusuru (stem (はし)(わた) (hashiwatashi shi), past (はし)(わた)した (hashiwatashi shita))

  1. to build a bridge or bridges
  2. (figuratively) to intermediate; to mediate (between)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN