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

  • 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.

  • 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.
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