ひきわたす
Hikiwatasu
Other forms: 引渡す、引きわたす
引き渡す (Hikiwatasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to deliver, to extradite, to stretch across, to hand over”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
Examples
泥棒は警察に引き渡された。
The thief was handed over to the police.
彼らは敵軍に街を引き渡した。
They yielded the town to the enemy.
軍は敵に弾薬庫を引き渡した。
The army surrendered its arsenal to the enemy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).