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add / attach

N1
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
11
JLPT
N1

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a drop of water above rippling waves, with the kanji 添 ("add") drawn into the picture.

Break 添 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 添 inside it, and let that scene stand for "add" — add / attach. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 11

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

tensaku

correction (of writing)

tensakusuru

to do correction (of writing)

tensakushita

plain past: did correction (of writing)

tensakushimasu

polite: do correction (of writing)

tensakuchuudesu

in the middle of correction (of writing)

tensakushinai

plain negative: does not do correction (of writing)

Example sentences (5)

sensei ni sakubun o tensaku shite moraimashita.

I had my essay corrected by the teacher.

tensaku shite moratta kasho o minaosu koto de, jibun no kakikata no kuse ni kizukimashita.

By going back over the corrected passages, I noticed my own writing habits.

ooku no shomei o soete, tangansho ga shi ni teishutsu saremashita.

A petition with many signatures attached was submitted to the city.

kekka dake de naku, naze sou natta no ka to iu kousatsu mo kakisoete kudasai.

Please add not only the results but also an examination of why they came out that way.

tenpu ga ookii baai wa, asshuku shite kara okuru you ni shite kudasai.

If the attachment is large, please compress it before sending.