Memory phrase for the character: 加

加

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Meaning

add, append, join

Pronunciation

KA
kuwaeru

Explanation

 Left: power 力, right: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
(It is meant, to eat sth.) For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added'.

Radicals

加 add
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.




 Vocabulary

加える くわえる  to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to inflict
加わる くわわる  to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence)
加味する かみする  seasoning, flavoring
増加 ぞうか  increase, addition
参加 さんか  participation
加減 かげん  addition and subtraction, degree, condition
追加 ついか  addition, supplement, appendix
加賀 かが  City in Ishikawa Prefecture
加速 かそく  acceleration

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