Word Meaning 及ぶ

およぶ oyobu

及ぶ is read as およぶ (oyobu) and means to commit (a crime).

Meaning

English

  1. to commit (a crime)
  2. to require (to do)
  3. to be up to the task
  4. to come up to
  5. to compare with
  6. to be a match (for)
  7. to reach
  8. to amount to

Reading

Kana

およぶ

Romaji

oyobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 3326 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

及ぼす

およぼす

to exert (influence)

および

and

及第

きゅうだい

passing (an examination)

及び腰

およびごし

bent back

及第点

きゅうだいてん

passing mark

言及ぶ

いいおよぶ

to refer to

言うにや及ぶ

いうにやおよぶ

it is needless to say

思い及ぶ

おもいおよぶ

to hit upon something

追及

ついきゅう

catching up

普及

ふきゅう

diffusion

言及

げんきゅう

reference

波及

はきゅう

spread

Example Sentences

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The loss will amount to one hundred million dollars.

The earthquake caused widespread damage.

Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.

Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

A very high proportion, approximately 40%, of suicides among employed women are caused or motivated by depression and other related neurological disorders.

Bill Gates is still the richest person in the world. According to Forbes magazine, he has a fortune of $86 billion, up from $75 billion in 2016.