Word Meaning 付く

つく tsuku

付く is read as つく (tsuku) and means to be given (of a name, price, etc.).

Meaning

English

to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
to be lucky
to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to take root
to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.)
to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be sensed

Reading

Kana

つく

Romaji

tsuku

Writing Variants

附くつく tsuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 取れる Rank 23878 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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付

つき

attached to

付いてる

ついてる

to be lucky

付近

ふきん

neighborhood

付き合い

つきあい

association

付加

ふか

addition

付け

つけ

letter

付着

ふちゃく

sticking to

付き合う

つきあう

to go along with

付け加える

つけくわえる

to add (one thing to another)

付いてくる

ついてくる

to follow

付け足す

つけたす

to add (to)

付与

ふよ

grant

Example Sentences

すぐにそっちに追い付くよ。

I'll catch up with you soon.

明日までには仕事は片付くよ。

I'll be through with my work by tomorrow.

すぐに追い付くから先に行ってて。

You go on ahead. I'll be there in a bit.

昨日は、焼け付くような暑さだった。

Yesterday was scorching hot.

生の鶏肉を食べると、毒効果が付く。

Eating raw chicken can give you food poisoning.

彼はうそを付くようなことはしない。

He is above telling lies.

実も結ぶが、挿し木でも根付くらしい？

It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

販売価格が赤で書いてあることに気付く。

I notice that the selling price is written in red.

歌詞を見てみれば、あまり意味が無いことに気付くでしょう。

If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.

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