及 = 丶 + 乃

及 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “reach out”. It is built from 丶 (dot) and 乃 (from). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 743. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: reach out
RTK frame: 743
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): およ.ぶ, およ.び, および, およ.ぼす
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: протянуть, escalator
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 及 extend

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 及

How to find 及 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dot” + “from”. 及 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 及 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.