What is the Kanji for "Accompany", "Add", and "Append"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Accompany", "Add", and "Append", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Accompany", "Add", and "Append" is "添".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "So".

Its onyomi reading is "Ten".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The component "忝" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "添" mean in japanese?

"添" means "Accompany", "Add", and "Append".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

添える: "Attach" or "Add". The Japanese verb '添える (そえる)' means 'to attach' or 'to add'. This verb is used to describe the action of attaching or adding something to something else. It can be used in various contexts, such as attaching a photograph to a letter or adding a signature to a document. For example: I will attach a photo to the letter - (手紙に写真を添えます). She added extra sauce to the dish - (彼女はその料理に追加ソースを添えました).

添付: "Attachment". The noun '添付 (てんぷ)' means 'attachment'. This word is used to refer to a file or document that is sent along with an email or other electronic communication. Attachments can contain various types of content such as documents, images, or other digital files. For example: I sent the report as an attachment - (レポートを添付して送りました). Please check the attachment - (添付ファイルをご確認ください).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". And The hiragana "そ" is read as "so".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.