添 – annexed, accompany, marry

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1501 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 添 means annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テン (ten); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そ.える、そ.う (soeru, sou). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テン	ten
Kun’yomi	そ.える	soeru
Kun’yomi	そ.う	sou

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: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ノ・汁・心・大・一・二.

Words using 添

添うそうto meet (wishes, expectations, etc.)添えるそえるto garnish

Example sentences

彼は花にきれいなカードを添えて彼女に送った。

He sent her some flowers, along with a pretty card.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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