Japanese

にわたって

にわたって
Meaning: throughout; over a period of; ranging over
Part of Speech: Conjunction

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Handwriting

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Example sentences

He is active in many fields.
台風の影響で、広範囲にわたって停電が発生した。
Due to the typhoon, power outages occurred over a wide area.
警察は容疑者の取り調べを長時間にわたって行った。
The police conducted an interrogation of the suspect for a long period of time.
江戸幕府は二百六十年にわたって日本を統治した。
The Edo Shogunate ruled Japan for 260 years.
徳川家は江戸時代の二百年以上にわたって日本を支配した
The Tokugawa family ruled Japan for over two hundred years during the Edo period.
日本の南北朝時代は、約六十年にわたって続いた。
The Nanboku-cho period in Japan lasted for about sixty years.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something that extends over a period of time or a range of space/topics.

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