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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

reach out, exert, exercise, cause

3 strokes · frequency rank #544

On
キュウ
Kun
およ.ぶ、およ.び、および、およ.ぼす

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Common words

  1. ふきゅうdiffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation1
    • The spread of television has considerably deprived us of our time for reading.

    • English has spread all over the country.

    • Electronic commerce began to spread rapidly.

  2. ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding2
    • I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.

    • When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.

  3. およぶto reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to3
    • He is not equal to his father.

    • He was believed to have committed the crime.

    • The earthquake caused widespread damage.

  4. げんきゅうreference; allusion4
    • I make several allusions to the Bible.

    • He made reference to my book.

    • He referred to the subject.

  5. およびand; as well as5
    • Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.

    • I am widely different from my little sister in character and habits.

    • The discount can't be used for all goods or at all restaurants.

  6. はきゅうspread; extension; influence; aftereffect6
    • The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.

  7. およぼすto exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm)7
    • Little did I dream of doing you any harm.

    • A long spell of rainy weather is harmful to plants.

    • It will do harm to us.

  8. きゅうだいpassing (an examination); making the grade8
    • I think he gets a passing mark as Foreign Minister.

  9. およびごしbent back9
    • I'd like the government to respond resolutely so as to not end up looking timid.

  10. かきゅうてきas ... as possible10
    • I move that these proposals be approved, and that action be taken as soon as possible.

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