Kanji 加: "add, addition, increase"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 加

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 参さん加かparticipation; joining; entry
• 加くわえるto add; to add up; to sum up; to append · to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
• 加くわわるto be added to; to be appended · to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
• 追つい加かaddition; supplement; appending; appendix
• 亜米利加アメリカ(United States of) America; United States; US; USA · America (land mass); the Americas
• いい加か減げんirresponsible; perfunctory; careless · lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
• 加か速そくacceleration; speeding up
• 加か減げんdegree; extent; amount; balance · (health) condition; state of health
• 手て加か減げんmeasuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack · adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)
• 付つけ加くわえるto add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
• 加か工こうmanufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
• 参さん加か者しゃparticipant; entrant; player; competitor

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