# 添 — append; accompany

添 means “append; accompany”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: テン (ten). Kun'yomi: そ(える) (soeru). You'll see it in words such as 添う (sou, “to accompany; to meet”).

- Meaning: append; accompany
- On'yomi: テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi: そ(える) (soeru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 5

## How to remember 添

Parts: 氵 water · 夭 bent figure · 心 heart

## Words with 添

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 添う | そう (sou) | to accompany; to meet |
| 添える | そえる (soeru) | to garnish; to accompany |

## Don't confuse it with

[漢](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/china/) · [嘆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sigh/)

## More in the “Hands at work 5” set

[擦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scrape/) · [添](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/append/) · [把](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grasp/) · [呈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/submit/) · [砕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smash/) · [刈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mow/) · [縛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bind/) · [挿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insert/)

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