加 – add, addition, increase

5 strokesTaught in grade 4#130 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 加 means add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ (ka); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くわ.える、くわ.わる (kuwaeru, kuwawaru). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
Kun’yomi	くわ.える	kuwaeru
Kun’yomi	くわ.わる	kuwawaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 口・力.

Words using 加

参加さんかparticipation加減かげんdegree加味かみseasoning増加ぞうかincrease加えるくわえるto add加わるくわわるto be added to加速かそくacceleration加熱かねつheating追加ついかaddition加速度かそくどacceleration加工かこうmanufacturing加入かにゅうjoining (a club, organization, etc.)いい加減いいかげんirresponsible付け加えるつけくわえるto add (one thing to another)

Example sentences

あなたは競技に参加しましたか。

Did you take part in the game?

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お肉の焼き加減は、いかがなさいますか？

How would you like your steak cooked?

Tatoeba #74914

母の加減は少しもよくなっていなかった。むしろ悪くなっているようだった。

My mother was not feeling any better. If anything, she looked worse.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務勝勢助労効努募勤功勉勧励勇

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