及び

Japanese

Kanji in this term
及
およ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 及(およ)ぶ (oyobu, “to reach”).[1][2]

Compare Middle Korean 밋 (mìs) / Korean 및 (mit) from Middle Korean 밋다〮 (mìstá).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

及(およ)び • (oyobi) 

  1. and, as well as
    Synonyms: 並びに (narabi ni), また (mata), 且つ (katsu), と (to)
    • 1936, 柳宗悦, 日本民藝館について‎, 青空文庫:
      ただし毎(まい)月(げつ)曜(よう)日(び)及(およ)び大(たい)祭(さい)日(じつ)は休(きゅう)館(かん)。
      Tadashi mai-getsuyōbi oyobi taisaijitsu wa kyūkan.
      But it's closed on Mondays and holidays.

Usage notes

Noun

及(およ)び • (oyobi) 

  1. reach

Derived terms

  • 及(およ)びもつかない (oyobi mo tsukanai)
  • 及(およ)びもない (oyobi mo nai)
  • 及(およ)び無(な)し (oyobi nashi)

References

  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. “及び”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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