添える

• 読み: そえる
• ローマ字: soeru
• 漢字の分解: 添 (ten/so) — add, accompany, garnish
• 発音: /so.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To add to; to accompany; to garnish. Used for attaching something supplementary to a main item.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb meaning to add something alongside or as an accompaniment. Common in food (garnishing), gifts (attaching a card or note), and figurative uses (lending a hand). The nuance is of gently placing something beside the main element to complement it.

例文

1. プレゼントに手紙を添えて渡した。
2. 料理にパセリを添えると見た目がよくなる。
3. 申請書に必要な書類を添えて提出してください。

使い方ガイド

場面: gifts, cooking, documents

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 添 combines 氵 (water) with 天 (heaven), evoking the image of water gently flowing alongside — something placed beside another to complement it.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal