SuGoiSuす語彙す亘
亘: span
span; extend over (names)
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コウ・カン・セン
Kunわたる・もとめる
In names it is often わたる. The verb 亘る (to extend over) is also written 亙る or 渉る, or just in kana.
Key words
亘るわたるto span; to extend
に亘ってにわたってover; throughout
亘古こうこsince ancient times
連亘れんこうextending in a row
Example sentences
この雨は三日間に亘って降り続いた。
This rain kept falling for three days.
この神社の杉並木は、亘古より村の人々に守られてきた。
The row of cedars at this shrine has been protected by the villagers since ancient times.
峰が連亘する険しい山脈を、探検隊は越えていった。
The expedition crossed the steep mountain range, whose peaks stretch on in a row.