加くわわる

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加わる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be added; be appended

Used when something is added to an existing list, document, or set. Often appears with に or へ.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Used for joining a group, activity, or conversation. Often with に or へ.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Describes a gradual increase in intensity, amount, or degree. Common with nouns like 熱, 勢力, 速度.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be applied; be exerted

Used when force, pressure, or influence is applied to something. Often with に.

〈物もの〉が〈事こと〉に加くわわるfor something to be added to (a list, set, collection, etc.)
新あたらしい項こう目もくがリストに加くわわった。
A new item was added to the list.
〈人ひと〉が〈相あい手て〉に加くわわるfor someone to join a group or team
彼かれは途と中ちゅうでチームに加くわわった。
He joined the team partway through.
〈事こと〉に勢いきおいが加くわわるfor momentum or intensity to build up in something
議ぎ論ろんに熱ねっ気きが加くわわってきた。
The discussion has been gaining intensity.
〈物もの〉に圧あつ力りょくが加くわわるfor pressure or force to be applied to something
このバネには常つねに圧あつ力りょくが加くわわっている。
Pressure is constantly applied to this spring.

加くわえるN3
加える is the transitive counterpart meaning to add something, while 加わる is intransitive, meaning to be added or to join in.

参さん加かN4sense 2
参加する is the common, active verb for joining an event or activity, while 加わる is more neutral and can describe joining a group or simply being added to something.
加か入にゅうN2sense 2
加入する specifically means joining an organization or service (like a club or insurance), while 加わる is a broader, more general term for joining or being added.
増ふえるN4sense 3
増える simply means to increase in number or amount, while 加わる in this sense emphasizes something new joining in that causes the increase.
増ますN3sense 3
増す and 加わる both describe an increase in intensity or degree, but 増す can also be used transitively while 加わる is always intransitive.
乗のるN5
加わる simply means to join a group or activity, while 乗る in this sense implies actively agreeing to go along with an idea or scheme.

抜ぬけるN3sense 2
抜ける means to leave or withdraw from a group, the opposite of 加わる's sense of joining in.
減へるN4sense 3
減る means to decrease, the direct opposite of 加わる's sense of increasing in amount or intensity.

携たずさわるN2sense 2
携わる means to be professionally engaged in or involved with work over a period of time, whereas 加わる simply means to join in a specific activity or event.
交まじわるN1sense 2
交わる means to intersect or associate with others and is easily confused with 加わる's 'join in' sense, though it describes mutual interaction rather than simply becoming part of a group.

A native verb continuing classical くははる, paired with the transitive verb 加える.