Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
わた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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() (te, hand) + (わた) (watashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (わた) (watasu, to hand over))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(わた) (tewatashi

  1. delivery by hand
  2. direct delivery to a receiver without the involvement of other people

Verb

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()(わた)する (tewatashi surutransitive suru (stem ()(わた) (tewatashi shi), past ()(わた)した (tewatashi shita))

  1. to deliver by hand
  2. to directly deliver (something) without the involvement of other people

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN