Thursday, April 17, 2008

加 - ADD Power to Your Voice


Readings & Meanings:



くわ(える)

くわ(わる)

add

Common Usage:

加える

参加

手加減

人口増加

Examples:

僕も仲間に加えて。

ゲームに参加する。

君には手加減しないよ。

人口増加に伴い、食料の確保が懸念される。

Translations:

You guys, let me join (you)!

I'll participate in the games.

I'm not going to take it easy on you, you know.

In connection with the population increase, food will be an issue.

Radical:

力 (Chikara) is the radical on the left. 口 is the element on the right.

Power + mouth = shouting over a great distance. Amplifying your voice. Adding to its range. ADD.

References:

http://www.kanjinetworks.com/indices/radindex.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/node/kanji/ka.htm

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