及

音読おんよみ: キュウ

訓読くんよみ: およぶ・および・およぼす

画数かくすう: 3

部首ぶしゅ: 又（また）

Meaning

Reach / Extend To / Affect.

  • 及およぶ — to reach; extend
  • 及および — and; as well as
  • 及およぼす — to exert; to affect
  • 追及ついきゅう — pursuit; pressing for
  • 言及げんきゅう — reference; mention
  • 普及ふきゅう — diffusion; spread

及 depicts a hand catching up from behind. From this image, the meanings of “reach” and “extend to” arise — and by extension, “affect” or “influence.”

加

Think of 及 and 加 together. In modern Japanese, both can carry the sense of “plus” or “in addition.” 及 shows the idea of reaching or extending to include, while 加 shows actively adding something on.

追
Forms

追及ついきゅう — pursuit; pressing for

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