加わる (Kuwawaru): to Be Added to, to Be Appended

Meaning

English

to be added to
to be appended
to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure)
to be exerted
to join in (e.g. a group of friends)
to participate
to increase (e.g. heat)
to gain in (e.g. influence)

Reading

Kana

くわわる

Romaji

kuwawaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 4369 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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加入

かにゅう

joining (a club, organization, etc.)

Example Sentences

4

私たちは彼が加わるのを当然だと思った。

We took it for granted that he would join us.

彼が仲間に加わるのは当然だと思ってました。

I took it for granted that he would become a member.

そして、とりわ、この国の再建に加わるように尋ねよう、221年間アメリカにおいて行われたきた唯一の方法-硬くなった手で一つずつブロックを積み上げ、レンガを積み上げるように。

And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

女子の典型的な夏のカトリック学校の制服は、半袖のブラウスとキルト（チェックスカート）またはキュロットで構成され、時には慎み深さのためにキルトの下に着用する短パンが加わることもある。

A typical summer Catholic school uniform for girls consists of a short-sleeved blouse together with a kilt (plaid skirt) or culottes, sometimes additionally including a pair of brief shorts to be worn under kilts for modesty.

Word Meaning 加わる