漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

4Junior high level11 strokesRadical
On
テン
Kun
そ.える・そ.う
Meaning
add; attach

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 忝: to add water — to add, to attach.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

テン添加・添付・添削
そえる添える・添え手紙
そう添う・付き添う

Compare: 沿う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 添加てんか

    addition (of a substance)

  • 添付てんぷ

    attachment

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

手紙に写真を添えた。

I attached a photo to the letter.

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