加 — add, addition, increase

か加 add

か

U+52A0 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #130 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #932 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

add
addition
increase
join
include
canada

Readings

On'yomi: か ka
Kun'yomi: くわ kuwa

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か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

加(か) ka addition 参(さん) 加(か) sanka participation 追(つい) 加(か) tsuika addition 加(か) 工(こう) kakou processing 加(か) 入(にゅう) kanyuu joining 加(か) 速(そく) kasoku acceleration 付(ふ) 加(か) fuka addition 加(か) 害(がい) kagai inflicting harm

くわ kuwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

加(くわ) える kuwaeru to add 加(くわ) わる kuwawaru to join 付(つ) け加(くわ) える tsukekuwaeru to add に加(くわ) えて nikuwaete in addition

Words by frequency and grade

32 words

Each dot is a word containing 加: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.