How to say 'Add' in Japanese | 添える

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The Japanese word for Add is 'Soeru', written as 添える in Japanese.'Add' in hiragana is そえる.

word

添える

Meaning

Add

Reading

そえる

soeru

Kanji

添Add to, Annexed

Explanation

The Japanese verb '添える (そえる)' means 'to add' or 'to accompany'. It is often used to describe adding something extra to complement or enhance the main item, such as adding a garnish to a dish or including a note with a gift. For example: I added a note to the gift「プレゼントにメモを添えた」(ぷれぜんとにめもをそえた). The chef added parsley to the dish「シェフは料理にパセリを添えた」(しぇふはりょうりにぱせりをそえた). This verb can also imply providing something supplementary or supportive, as in adding an explanation to a document.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4655

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 添える

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

添

Meaning

Add to, Annexed

Hiragana in the Word 添える

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

え

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 添える Through the Kanji 添

This Word contains the Kanji 添 as well.

word

添付

Meaning

Attachment

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'Soeru' means 'Add' .

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