Kanji Details:
- 叶
- Frequency:2312
- Kun: かな.える, かな.う
- On: キョウ
- Meaning: grant, answer
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 叶う かなう to come true (wish); to be suited; to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat) 叶える かなえる to grant (request, wish) 願ったり叶ったり ねがったりかなったり everything working out as desired 意に叶う いにかなう to satisfy (one), to meet (one's) desire 眼鏡に叶う めがねにかなう to win the favour of (favor), to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior), to measure up to 叶わぬ時の神頼み かなわぬときのかみだのみ Man turns to God only in his trouble