Illustration: At a neighborhood sports day on a school field, a tug-of-war team is already leaning backward against a taut rope. A late-arriving participant steps into the open space at the rear and closes both hands around the rope, beginning to lean with everyone else.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

加くわわる

kuwawaru

to join, to participate

Example sentences

会話かいわに加くわわれば？
Why don’t you join in the conversation?
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あなたはどちらのグループに加くわわりたいですか。
Which group do you want to join?
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彼かれは昨年さくねんそのクラブに加くわわった。
He joined the club last year.
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Kanji in 加

加add; additionOnカKunくわえる・くわわる

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