reach out, exert, exercise, cause
及 centers on extending influence or action outward: reaching out to affect something, exerting effort, exercising power, or causing an effect.
及 is thought to depict a hand reaching toward a person, conveying the idea of reaching or extending to affect something. The exact historical development is uncertain.
The shape suggests a hand stretching out to grasp something: 及 is about reaching out to exert influence or cause an effect.
For キュウ, imagine reaching out to grab a cute little animal: cute -> キュウ, and your hand extends to catch it.
and; as well as
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
reference; allusion
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend; to have an effect (on)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
passing (an examination); making the grade
retroactivity; retroaction; being retroactive (to)
bent back
as ... as possible
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary
Hypermedia; Time-based Structuring Language; HyTime
right away; without waiting around
non-retroactivity
attempt
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
to come to bloodshed