Japanese symbol for “joining”
加入
かにゅう
Romaji: kanyuu
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission
In Japanese, joining is 加入, read かにゅう (kanyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “joining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 中継ぎ | なかつぎ nakatsugi | joining; joint |
| 合同 | ごうどう goudou | combination; union; joining |
| 入団 | にゅうだん nyuudan | joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.