付き合う (Tsukiau): to Go Along with

Meaning

English

to go along with
to follow someone's lead
to accompany someone
to compromise
to associate with
to keep company with
to go out with
to go steady with

Reading

Kana

つきあう

Romaji

tsukiau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

付き合い

つきあい

association

人付き合い

ひとづきあい

social disposition

可付番集合

かふばんしゅうごう

denumerable set

複合割付け対象体

ふくごうわりつけたいしょうたい

composite layout object

付き添う

つきそう

to attend on

付き従う

つきしたがう

to follow

付近

ふきん

neighborhood

付加

ふか

addition

付ける

つける

to bring alongside

付

つき

attached to

付着

ふちゃく

sticking to

付け加える

つけくわえる

to add (one thing to another)

Example Sentences

10

そんな女とは付き合うな。

Don't associate with that sort of woman.

またトムと付き合うつもり？

Are you going to go out with Tom again?

そんな男とは付き合うな。

Don't keep company with such a man.

あんな奴らと、付き合うな。

Don't get involved with those people.

付き合うとしたらトムとジョンどっちがいい？

Who would you rather go out with, Tom or John?

すぐに諦めるような奴と付き合うのはやめろ。

Don't go out with someone who quits right away.

あの男は感じが悪い。彼と付き合うのは止めろ。

I don't like his attitude. Stop seeing him.

あなたはトムと付き合うのだと思っていました。

I thought you were dating Tom.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかるものだ。

A man is known by the company he keeps.

あの男は感じが悪い。あいつと付き合うのは止めろ。

I don't like that guy. Stop hanging out with him.