Mnemonic
From the far edge of the cosmos, a comet blazes overhead, its tail draping close enough to almost touch. You reach out with every fiber of your being, stretching your arm until your joints ache, fingers straining to snag that glowing trail before it streaks away from you forever.
Additional thoughts
Imagine standing on a dark hilltop, arm fully extended skyward, fingertips just barely brushing the luminous tail of a comet racing from deep space. The desperate stretch embodies reaching out.Quick recall
From deep space a comet streaks past—you reach out to seize its glowing tail.Details
The keyword for 及 is reach out. This kanji conveys the idea of extending oneself to catch up with or make contact with something, suggesting the act of stretching forward to grasp or attain what is ahead. It carries the sense of reaching a certain point, exerting influence, or extending to encompass something. By extension, it can also imply the notion of "as well as" or "and," connecting things by reaching from one to another.
- On'yomi
- きゅう
- Kun'yomi
- およ.ぶ、およ.び、および、およ.ぼす