〜にわたって
N2ni watatte
over; throughout; spanning (a whole period or area)
Formation
Noun + にわたって / Noun + にわたる + Noun
Chinese meanings
持续;遍及
Chinese formation
名词+にわたって/にわたる+名词
Chinese usage
强调涉及的时间、地域或事项的整个范围。
Chinese notes
常用于较长时间、广阔范围或众多项目。
Examples
- 工事は三か月にわたって行われる予定だ。The construction is scheduled to take place over three months.工程预计持续三个月。
- 昨夜の大雪で、関東地方の広い範囲にわたって交通が乱れた。Last night's heavy snow disrupted transportation over a wide area of the Kanto region.昨夜的大雪使关东地区大范围交通受阻。
- 両国の首脳は、二日間にわたる会談を終えた。The leaders of the two countries concluded two days of talks.两国领导人结束了为期两天的会谈。
Notes
Stresses the full extent of a long period, a wide area or many items (多岐にわたる). Not used for short or small spans.
#time#range#formal
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ni-watatte');
{
"id": "ni-watatte",
"pattern": "〜にわたって",
"romaji": "ni watatte",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "over; throughout; spanning (a whole period or area)",
"formation": "Noun + にわたって / Noun + にわたる + Noun",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "工事は三か月にわたって行われる予定だ。",
"furigana": "{工事|こうじ}は{三|さん}か{月|げつ}にわたって{行|おこな}われる{予定|よてい}だ。",
"en": "The construction is scheduled to take place over three months."
},
{
"ja": "昨夜の大雪で、関東地方の広い範囲にわたって交通が乱れた。",
"furigana": "{昨夜|さくや}の{大雪|おおゆき}で、{関東|かんとう}{地方|ちほう}の{広|ひろ}い{範囲|はんい}にわたって{交通|こうつう}が{乱|みだ}れた。",
"en": "Last night's heavy snow disrupted transportation over a wide area of the Kanto region."
},
{
"ja": "両国の首脳は、二日間にわたる会談を終えた。",
"furigana": "{両国|りょうこく}の{首脳|しゅのう}は、{二日間|ふつかかん}にわたる{会談|かいだん}を{終|お}えた。",
"en": "The leaders of the two countries concluded two days of talks."
}
],
"tags": [
"time",
"range",
"formal"
],
"notes": "Stresses the full extent of a long period, a wide area or many items (多岐にわたる). Not used for short or small spans.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "ecd1a6ccee19dda94d408f39eabd69e0ba9a9c1e5a44d579f4c328b3c46d43f4",
"meanings": [
"持续",
"遍及"
],
"formation": "名词+にわたって/にわたる+名词",
"explanation": "强调涉及的时间、地域或事项的整个范围。",
"notes": "常用于较长时间、广阔范围或众多项目。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "工事は三か月にわたって行われる予定だ。",
"zh": "工程预计持续三个月。"
},
{
"ja": "昨夜の大雪で、関東地方の広い範囲にわたって交通が乱れた。",
"zh": "昨夜的大雪使关东地区大范围交通受阻。"
},
{
"ja": "両国の首脳は、二日間にわたる会談を終えた。",
"zh": "两国领导人结束了为期两天的会谈。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#ni-watatte",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "669032c482adebf2778e21f94680d812123155bd98686f12ac9c4c43b442dd97"
}
}