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添
On'yomi
テン
TEN
Kun'yomi
そ.える・そ.う
soeru / sou
annexed · accompany · marry · suit · meet · satisfy · attach · append · garnish · imitate
peaceful
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#1501
Radical水water(4)
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Component Breakdown
添=
氵忝
water + 忝
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and humble. Adding with water.
Symbolism
Add, attach, accompany. Represents adding.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
画蛇添足
がだてんそく
making an unnecessary addition (to); gilding the lily; making an unnecessary addition (to)
錦上添花
きんじょうてんか
adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory; adding a crowning touch of beauty (to)
Proverbs & Idioms
添え物にならぬ
そえものにならぬ
Not just a garnish
Not merely an accessory but essential