Kanji

添

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そえる, そう, もえる, もう

Nanori (Name Reading)

そえ

Common Readings

テン, そ…う, そ…える

Example sentences

添える そえる
贈り物にメッセージカードを添えた。

I added a message card to the gift.

興 きょう
先生の思いがけない話が、授業に興を添えた。

The teacher's unexpected story added interest to the class.

寄り添う よりそう
彼女は静かに彼に寄り添った。

She quietly snuggled up to him.

仁術 じんじゅつ
彼は「医は仁術なり」を信念として、患者に寄り添っている。

Believing that 'medicine is a benevolent art,' he stays close to his patients.

付き添う つきそう
彼女は入院している母に付き添った。

She attended her hospitalized mother.

病人 びょうにん
病人に付き添って一晩中起きていた。

I stayed up all night with the sick person.

巻き添え まきぞえ
事故の巻き添えで、友人が怪我をした。

A friend was injured after being caught up in the accident.

付き添い つきそい
父は祖母の付き添いで病院へ行った。

My father went to the hospital to accompany my grandmother.

添う そう
彼女は最後まで患者に添って世話をした

She accompanied and cared for the patient until the end.

添付 てんぷ
彼はメールにファイルを添付した

He attached a file to the email.

Example Vocabulary

添える

そえる

to add; to garnish; to attach

寄り添う

よりそう

to snuggle up to; to get close to; to stay by one's side

付き添う

つきそう

to accompany; to attend on; to nurse

巻き添え

まきぞえ

being caught up in someone else's trouble; collateral involvement

付き添い

つきそい

accompanying someone; attendant; caregiver

添い寝

そいね

添う

そう

to accompany; to stick to; to marry; to comply with

力添え

ちからぞえ

口添え

くちぞえ

添付

てんぷ

attachment (e.g. file)

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