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N1 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

(またが)to extend over, to extend into, to straddle

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to straddle, to sit astride, to mount

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        to extend over, to spread over, to span, to extend into

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    跨る 【またがる】跨がる 【またがる】股がる 【またがる】

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    • (じゅう)(ねん)(またが)(おお)きな事業(じぎょう)をする。

      To take on a large project that extends over ten years.

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    • 富士山(ふじさん)山梨(やまなし)(けん)静岡(しずおか)(けん)(またが)っています。

      Mount Fuji straddles Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture.

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    • 息子(むすこ)自転車(じてんしゃ)練習(れんしゅう)のために自転車(じてんしゃ)(またが)りました。

      My son straddled the bicycle for bicycle practice.

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    • (じゅっ)キロ(はな)れた(となり)(まち)まで()くべく、(ぼく)(うま)(またが)って手綱(たづな)(にぎ)った。

      In order to go to the neighboring town ten kilometers away, I straddled a horse and gripped the reins.

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    • 父親(ちちおや)背中(せなか)(またが)ってお(うま)さんごっこをした(こと)(いま)となっては()(おも)()です。

      Straddling my father's back and playing horsey is now a fond memory.

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