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Japanese
Etymology
From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 及ぶ (oyobu, “to reach”).
Compare Middle Korean 밋 (mìs) / Korean 및 (mit) from Middle Korean 밋다〮 (mìstá).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
及び • (oyobi)
- and, as well as
- Synonyms: 並びに (narabi ni), また (mata), 且つ (katsu), と (to)
1936, 柳宗悦, 日本民藝館について, 青空文庫:
- ただし毎月曜日及び大祭日は休館。
- Tadashi mai-getsuyōbi oyobi taisaijitsu wa kyūkan.
- But it's closed on Mondays and holidays.
Usage notes
- This term is often spelled in hiragana, as および.
- Used in conjunction with 並びに (narabi ni) to form complex lists, particularly in legal contexts. Narabi ni divides subsets within the list while oyobi is used to conjoin more closely related items.
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- 國務大臣及び法律の定めるその他の官吏の任免竝びに全權委任狀及び大使及び公使の信任狀を認證すること。
- Kokumu daijin oyobi hōritsu no sadameru sono ta no kanri no ninmen narabi ni zenken ininjō oyobi taishi oyobi kōshi no shinninjō o ninshō suru koto.
- Attestation of the appointment and dismissal of Ministers of State and other officials as provided for by law, and of full powers and credentials of Ambassadors and Ministers.
Noun
及び • (oyobi)
- reach
Derived terms
References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ “及び”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN