及び (および): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

及び (および) means and / as well as.

See example sentences below.

及び at a glance

及び

およびoyobi

N1conjunction

and / as well as

及びおよびoyobiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

and / as well as

Example 1

会議及び報告書を準備してください。

Translation

Please prepare the meeting and the report.

Example 2

彼及び彼の友達が来ました。

Translation

He and his friend came.