JLPT N1 · Verb

及ぶ (oyobu)

及ぶ (およぶ, oyobu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to reach; to amount to”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: およぶ
Romaji: oyobu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぶ
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend · godan verb, intransitive
to be up to the task; to come up to · godan verb, intransitive
to compare with; to be a match (for) · godan verb, intransitive
to resort (to an act) · godan verb, intransitive
to require (to do) · godan verb, intransitive · usu. used in the negative

Example sentences

その地震で広範囲に及ぶ被害がでた。

The earthquake caused widespread damage.

Tatoeba #207879

その問題は私の力の及ぶところではなかった。

The problem was beyond my reach.

Tatoeba #206417

彼は父親には及ばない。

He is not equal to his father.

Tatoeba #100368

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 及ぶ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぶ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	及ぶ	およぶ oyobu
Polite (~masu)	及びます	およびます oyobimasu
Negative	及ばない	およばない oyobanai
Polite negative	及びません	およびません oyobimasen
Past	及んだ	およんだ oyonda
Polite past	及びました	およびました oyobimashita
Negative past	及ばなかった	およばなかった oyobanakatta
Te-form	及んで	およんで oyonde
Potential	及べる	およべる oyoberu
Passive	及ばれる	およばれる oyobareru
Causative	及ばせる	およばせる oyobaseru
Volitional	及ぼう	およぼう oyobou
Imperative	及べ	およべ oyobe
Conditional (~ba)	及べば	およべば oyobeba

Kanji in 及ぶ

及

reach out, exert, exerciseキュウ・およ.ぶ・およ.び · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 及ぶ.

及ぼすおよぼすto exert (influence)普及ふきゅうdiffusion及びおよびand追及ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)

Source: JMdict entry 1228170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.