Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

及(およ)ぶto reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)

      2. 2.

        to be up to the task, to come up to

      3. 3.

        to compare with, to be a match (for)

      4. 4.

        to resort (to an act)

      5. 5.

        to require (to do)

        usu. used in the negative,

    All Forms

    及ぶ【およぶ】

    Details

      • お

      • よ

      • ぶ

    • Frequency

      General Top 1,100

    Examples

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    • 三(さん)時間(じかん)に及(およ)ぶ会議(かいぎ)で疲(つか)れました。

      I am exhausted from the meeting, which extended for three hours.

      • N2
    • 母(はは)が息子(むすこ)に:「及(およ)ばぬ恋(こい)をさっさと諦(あきら)めなさい。」

      Mother to her son: 'Give up on unreachable love quickly.'

      • N2
    • 人類(じんるい)はこの百(ひゃく)年(ねん)で想像(そうぞう)も及(およ)ばない発明(はつめい)品(ひん)を生(う)み出(だ)した。

      Over the past century, humanity has created inventions that are beyond imagination. (Imagination can't reach them)

      • N2
    • 新聞(しんぶん):「津波(つなみ)の被害(ひがい)が海岸(かいがん)沿(ぞ)いのみならず、内陸(ないりく)の方(ほう)にまで及(およ)びました。」

      Newspaper: 'The damage from the tsunami not only affected the coastal areas, but also reached inland.'

      • N2
    • 祖母(そぼ)が孫(まご)を誉(ほ)める:「及(およ)ぶ限(かぎ)りの努力(どりょく)をした結果(けっか)、目標(もくひょう)を達成(たっせい)できて何(なに)よりだね。」

      Grandmother praises her grandchild: 'You did everything within your reach, and I'm so glad you achieved your goal.' (As far as your effort could reach)

      • N2
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