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Kanji Detail for 及 - "and, to reach, to extend"

及

  • Meaning

    及 means "and, to reach, to extend."

    1. And - Also; as well as; connecting two or more things.

    2. To reach - To arrive at; to catch up; to attain.

    3. To extend - To spread; to reach everywhere.

  • Words using 及

    • 普及 ふきゅう Listen diffusion; spread; popularization
    • 追及 ついきゅう Listen investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing
    • 及ぶ およぶ Listen to reach; to amount to; to befall
    • 言及 げんきゅう Listen reference; allusion
    • 波及 はきゅう Listen spread; extension; influence
    • 及ぼす およぼす Listen to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage)

  • Four-character idioms with 及

    • 愛及屋烏 あいきゅうおくう Listen infatuation; doting
    • 波及効果 はきゅうこうか Listen ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect

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    • Verified meaning: and, to reach, to extend
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる, きゆう, きゅう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 及

    Given names 及(きゅう)Listen

    Surnames 及(いたる)Listen 及(きゆう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reach out; exert; exercise; cause

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    extend; reach; come up to; and

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    and; to reach; up to; in time for

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to extend; to reach; and; in time

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To reach; to arrive. Arriving from behind is called 及. Such as 兄終弟及, meaning succession. Being implicated is also called 波及, meaning caused by association. | Being at the right time is called 及. Missing the time is called 不及. | As good as. Not as good is also called 不及. | A conjunction. "And." Such as 甲及乙, 丙及丁.

  • Onyomi

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    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    oyo.bi(およ-び) およ-び

    oyo.bosu(およ-ぼす) およ-ぼす

    oyo.bu(およ-ぶ) およ-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    又 (mata)

  • Related Keywords

    and to reach to extend attain achieve arrive catch cover include pursue follow approach contact comprehend

Sentences including 及

  • This book is above me.

  • You need not take off your shoes.

  • I will help you all i can.

  • He is not equal to his father.

  • I'll help you to the best of my ability.

  • He referred to the subject.

  • The result fell short of our expectations.

  • He did the work to the best of his ability.

  • There's no call to get angry over this matter.

  • She is not anything like her mother.

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