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    3. 加える

    加える

    加くわえ​る​

    to add

    N3KMT8News #24+1CoreVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    くわえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex
    2.
    to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up
    3.
    to include, to count in, to let join
    4.
    to inflict (damage), to deal, to give

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    塩しおを少すこし加くわえる。

    Add a little salt.

    KMT3Food & DiningCore Concepts
    この料りょう理りには、隠かくし味あじとして少しょう量りょうの醤しょう油ゆを加くわえると風ふう味みが増まします。

    If you add a small amount of soy sauce as a secret ingredient to this dish, the flavor will increase.

    KMT7Food & DiningCore Concepts
    彼かれはチームに新あたらしいメンバーを加くわえた。

    He added a new member to the team.

    KMT8Core ConceptsWork & Career
    彼かれはその発はつ言げんで、相あい手てに精せい神しん的てきなダメージを加くわえた。

    With that remark, he inflicted psychological damage on the other person.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうを加か速そくさせるため、政せい府ふは新あらたな財ざい政せい政せい策さくを加くわえることを検けん討とうしている。

    To accelerate economic growth, the government is considering adding new fiscal policies.

    KMT9Core ConceptsPolitics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    加
    くわ.える・くわ.わる…(1)
    add・addition・increase・join・include…(1)
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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