及ぶ
N1およぶ
[oyobu]
Meanings
1.GodanIntransitive
to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
2.GodanIntransitive
to be up to the task; to come up to
3.GodanIntransitive
to compare with; to be a match (for)
4.GodanIntransitive
to commit (a crime)
5.GodanIntransitive
to require (to do)
Related Words
Examples
被害は広範囲に及んで復興には時間がかかりそうだ。
Damage extends over a wide area and recovery seems to take time.
議論は深夜に及ぶまで続いたが結論は出なかった。
Discussions continued until late at night but no conclusion was reached.
台風の被害は三つの県に及んだ。
The typhoon damage extended to three prefectures.