及 Kanji – reach out
The Japanese kanji 及 can mean reach out, exert, exercise, cause.
Meaning and Readings
How is 及 read?
及 has the onyomi reading キュウ and the kunyomi readings およぶ, および, および, およぼす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyuu, oyobu, oyobi, oyobosu.
Common Japanese Words Using 及
These common Japanese words contain 及. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 埃及（エジプト） — Egypt
- 及び（および） — and, as well as
- 及ぶ（およぶ） — to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
- 及ぼす（およぼす） — to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)
- 言及（げんきゅう） — reference, allusion
- 追及（ついきゅう） — investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
- 波及（はきゅう） — spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 普及（ふきゅう） — diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization