及 means reach out
exert, exercise, cause
A hand reaches a person: reach out.
On'yomi
- キュウkyuu
Kun'yomi
- およ(ぶ)oyobu
- およびoyobi
- およ(ぼす)oyobosu
How it's built
- 丿slash
- 又hand
Common words
- 及びおよびand; as well as
- 普及ふきゅうdiffusion; spread
- 追及ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning
- 及ぶおよぶto reach; to amount to