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跨: straddle

straddle; step over; span
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Readings

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またがる・またがる・またぐ

跨ぐ (またぐ) means to step over something; 跨る/跨がる (またがる) means to sit astride or to span.

Key words

跨ぐまたぐto step over
跨るまたがるto straddle; to span
跨線橋こせんきょうoverpass; railway footbridge

Example sentences

I stepped over the puddle and headed to school.

The boy straddled a horse and rode across the grassland.

I crossed the overpass above the tracks and went to the other side of the station.

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