Onyomi: フ · Kunyomi: -つ.き, -つ.け, -つ.ける, -つき, -づ.き, -づ.く, -づ.け, -づ.ける, -づき, -づけ, つ.き, つ.く, つ.け, つ.け-, つ.ける · Meanings: adhere, append, attach, refer to
Kanji for adhere, append, attach, refer to
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付 is formed from the person radical 亻 on the left and 寸 on the right. The person radical represents a human or action, while 寸 originally conveys a small measure or giving by hand. Together, they express the idea of a person giving or assigning something. From this, 付 came to mean attach, hand over, assign, or pay.
付 shows a person giving or handing something, meaning attach, assign, or pay.
付 is used when giving, assigning, or handing over something. Remember 付 as a person taking action to give, attach, or deliver.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 付き | つき | furnished with, including | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 付 | づけ | dated (e.g. a letter), date of effect (e.g. a rule change) | Noun, used as a suffix |
| 付ける | つける | to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 付く | つく | to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 付き合い | つきあい | association, socializing, socialising, fellowship | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 付近 | ふきん | neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, environs, surrounding area, district | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 付属 | ふぞく | being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 付き合う | つきあう | to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる | to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.) | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 付き人 | つきびと | assistant (esp. in show business or sumo), attendant, chaperon | Noun |