Meaning

Primary

To Reach

Alternative

To Amount To

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means reach and the verb version is to reach or to amount to . This is like "x reached y" or "x amounted to y."

Reading

およぶ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Oh, yo, if you want to reach that number, you'll have to try harder.

Context

Context Sentences

トーフグトラベルの支出は、数万ドルに及んだ。

Tofugu Travel's expenditure amounted to tens of thousands of dollars.

今回のチリで起きた大地震の影響は、遠く離れた日本にまで及んだ。

The effects of the recent major earthquake in Chile reached as far away as Japan.

その火山の噴火の被害は、広範囲に及んだ。

The damage from the volcanic eruption was extensive.

Kanji Composition