Word Meaning 点く

つく tsuku

点く is read as つく (tsuku) and means to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.).

Meaning

English

to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)
to come on
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)
to catch fire
to ignite
to start burning

Reading

Kana

つく

Romaji

tsuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 消える Rank 11759 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点す

とぼす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

点

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点火

てんか

ignition

点呼

てんこ

roll-call

点ける

つける

to turn on

点字

てんじ

braille

点在

てんざい

being dotted about

点差

てんさ

point spread

点取り

てんとり

competition for school marks

点景

てんけい

persons or animals added to a picture

点本

てんぽん

book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks)

Example Sentences

明日のテスト何点くらい取れそう？

What do you think you'll score on tomorrow's test?

今じゃ、ボクのお料理レベルは、１００点中４５点くらい。スゴイだろ、赤点じゃないのさ！

Right now my score in Cooking is about 45 out of 100. Great isn't it? That's not a fail!

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 12 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.