- godan verb, intransitive to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
- to be up to the task; to come up to
- to compare with; to be a match (for)
- to resort (to an act)
- usu. used in the negative to require (to do)
及ぶ
およぶ
to reach
Meanings
Its kanji
In sentences
君に害は及ばないよ。 No harm will come to you. #1656141
あえて行くに及ばない。 You need not take the trouble to go. #234526
人間の力は自然に及ばない。 Nature is beyond mortal control. #144336
彼女の考えは聞くに及ばない。 Her idea counts for little. #94427
私の力が及ぶ限り援助します。 I'll help you to the best of my power. #162416
この本は私の力では及ばない。 This book is above me. #219607
新人は我々の期待に及ばなかった。 The newcomer fell short of our expectation. #145257