渡り歩く

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
わた
Grade: S
ある
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
渡り步く (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (わた) (watari, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (わた) (wataru, to migrate)) + (ある) (aruku, to walk).

Verb[edit]

(わた)(ある) (watariarukuintransitive godan (stem (わた)(ある) (watariaruki), past (わた)(ある)いた (watariaruita))

  1. wander, hop, move from one to the next (e.g. residence, job, spouse, friend)

Conjugation[edit]