Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append, garnish, imitate

Kunyomi: そ.える そ.う

Onyomi: テン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

テンジョウ accompanying (on a trip), escorting (a tour group)

加物 テンカブツ additive

スイテン hydrogenation

ベッテン attachment, annexation, addendum, appendix

Kunyomi Examples

える そえる to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift), to add to as support, to prop up, to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.), to mimic, to imitate, to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby

そう to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to, to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side, to associate with (someone), to mix with, to marry, to wed, to be added

そうず water-filled bamboo tube in Japanese garden which clacks against a stone when emptied