及

Glyph origin
– a hand grabbing a person.

Etymology
Possibly connected to 🇨🇬 or 🇨🇬 or less likely to 🇨🇬 ~,  ~ ,.

Possibly departing tone derivations are, , and. However, see those entries for more.

Definitions

 * 1) to reach; to extend to; to reach the level of
 * 2) to catch up; to be in time
 * 3) to be equal; to be comparable; to match
 * 4) and; as well as
 * 1) to be equal; to be comparable; to match
 * 2) and; as well as
 * 1) to be equal; to be comparable; to match
 * 2) and; as well as
 * 1) and; as well as
 * 1) and; as well as
 * 1) and; as well as
 * 1) and; as well as

Kanji

 * 1) and
 * 2) reach out
 * 3) exert
 * 4) exercise
 * 5) cause