Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada

Kunyomi: くわ.える くわ.わる

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

減(かげん)   degree, extent

害者(かがいしゃ)   assailant

者(さんかしゃ)   participant, entrant

価値(ふかかち)   added value

速する(かそくする)   accelerate

担する(かたんする)   support, participate [v.i.]

工する(かこうする)   manufacture, process, treat

する(さんかする)   participate

する(ついかする)   add, supplement

する(ぞうかする)   increase, grow [v.i.]

える(くわえる)   append, add, include [v.t.]

わる(くわわる)   grow, increase, join[v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

addition, increase, Canada

カアツ increasing pressure

テンカ addition, annexing

バイカ doubling

Kunyomi Examples

える くわえる to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex, to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up, to include, to count in, to let join, to inflict (damage), to deal, to give

わる くわわる to be added to, to be appended, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate, to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted