加

add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada

5 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 130.

Readings

• カ (on reading): 参加 (さんか) participation; 追加 (ついか) addition
• くわえる (kun reading): 加える (くわえる) to add; 付け加える (つけくわえる) to add (one thing to another)
• くわわる (kun reading): 加わる (くわわる) to be added to; 会議に加わる (かいぎにくわわる) to take part in a conference
• Read as a whole word: 五加 (うこぎ) fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)

Components

• 力
• 口
• 力 radical power
• 口 radical mouth

Kanji containing 加

• 賀 congratulations
• 嘉 applaud
• 架 erect
• 迦 (used phonetically)
• 伽 nursing
• 茄 eggplant
• 枷 shackles
• 珈 ornamental hairpin
• 痂 scab
• 笳 reed flute
• 袈 a coarse camlet
• 跏 sitting in the lotus position
• 駕 vehicle

Words using 加

• 参加 (さんか) participation
• 追加 (ついか) addition
• 加入 (かにゅう) joining (a club, organization, etc.)
• 増加 (ぞうか) increase
• 加盟 (かめい) joining (an association, agreement, etc.)
• 加える (くわえる) to add
• 付け加える (つけくわえる) to add (one thing to another)
• 書き加える (かきくわえる) to add (e.g. a postscript)
• それに加えて (それにくわえて) in addition to this
• に加え (にくわえ) in addition
• 加わる (くわわる) to be added to
• 会議に加わる (かいぎにくわわる) to take part in a conference
• 加わった呼量 (くわわったこりょう) offered load
• 五加 (うこぎ) fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
• 加油 (ジャーユー) keep going

420 words in all.

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