付く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
附く
属く (rare)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tsúꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) [tsùkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1] non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「付く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
付く [tsúꜜkù]
Imperative (命令形) 付け [tsúꜜkè]
Key constructions
Passive 付かれる かれ [tsùkáréꜜrù]
Causative 付かせる かせ [tsùkáséꜜrù]
Potential - - -
Volitional 付こう [tsùkóꜜò]
Negative 付かない ない [tsùkáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 付かなかった なかった [tsùkáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 付きます きま [tsùkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 付いた いた [tsúꜜìtà]
Conjunctive 付いて いて [tsúꜜìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 付けば けば [tsúꜜkèbà]

Verb

() • (tsukuintransitive godan (stem () (tsuki), past ()いた (tsuita))

Japanese verb pair
active 付ける
mediopassive 付く
  1. to attach itself to, to stick (to), to adhere (to), to be connected with
    ほっぺついてるよ。
    Hoppe ni tsuiteru yo.
    [There is food] stuck to your cheek.
  2. to come in contact with, to touch, to reach
  3. to be attached to, to belong to, to join, to associate with, to take up the cause of
  4. to gain (weight, power), to become proficient, to grow (wise)
  5. to attend on, to go with, to accompany, to be by someone's side
  6. to be installed, to be built
    (でん)()()いた
    denwa ga tsuita
    a telephone was installed
  7. to be written, to be registered
  8. to be perceived, to be detected
  9. to catch fire, to be ignited
    (ふく)()ついたら
    fuku ni hi ga tsuitara
    if [your] clothes catch fire
    (literally, “if fire is ignited on [your] clothes”)
  10. to take, to take root
  11. to cost, to amount to
  12. to be settled, to be established
  13. to be in luck
    あなたは今日(きょう)(いち)(ばん)ついてるね。
    Anata wa kyō ichiban tsuiteru ne.
    You are the luckiest one today.
  14. (slang, euphemistic) (of a penis) to be attached to someone

Conjugation

Derived terms

compounds containing "付く"
  • () (tsuki): ability to stick
  • () (-tsuki): with, including
  • ()(うま) (tsukiuma): followers
  • ()(びと) (tsukibito): attendant
  • ()(もの) (tsukimono): attendant
  • ()(もの) (tsukimono): accessory, accompaniment, appendage
  • ()いてる (tsuiteru): be attached, have, be in a state
  • ()かせる (tsukaseru): direct someone toward
  • ()かたり (tsukatari): addition, accessory, appendage
  • ()かぬ(こと) (tsukanukoto): abrupt question
  • ()() (tsukiau): associate with, keep company with
  • ()() (tsukiai): association, socializing, fellowship
  • ()() (tsukikiru): be in constant attendance
  • ()() (tsukikiri): constant attendance
  • ()(したが), ()(したが) (tsukishitagau): follow, accompany
  • ()() (tsukisou): attend on, wait upon, accompany
  • ()() (tsukisoi): attendance on, attendant, escort
  • ()(まと), ()きまとう (tsukimatou): follow around, shadow
  • ()()(あい) (tsukiguai): degree, amount of
  • ()(ぶん)() (tsukibunki): conditional branch
  • ()きっ() (tsukikkiri): constant attendance
  • ()いて(), ()いていく (tsuite iku): accompany, follow
  • ()いている (tsuite iru): be attached, have, be in a state
  • ()いて(), ()いてくる (tsuite kuru): follow, accompany
  • ()いて(まわ) (tsuite mawaru): follow around
  • ()いて(), ()いてゆく (tsuite yuku): accompany, follow
  • ()()(にん) (tsukisoinin): attendant
  • ()()() (tsukisoifu): practical nurse
  • ()いて()ける (tsuite ikeru): follow, keep in pace with
  • ()かず(はな)れず (tsukazu hanarezu): maintaining a reasonable distance
  • ()()いきれない (tsukiai kirenai): cannot handle any longer
  • ()()(かん)()() (tsukisoi kangofu): private nurse
  • ()かず(はな)れずの(たい)() (tsukazu hanarezu no taido): neutral attitude
  • (), ()() (o-tsuki): retainer, attendant, escort
  • (いき)() (ikitsuku): take a breath, take a short rest
  • (うわ)(), (うわ)() (uwatsuku): be fickle, be frivolous
  • ()() (ezuku): begin to eat or feed
  • (えん)() (enzuku): marry
  • (おい)(), ()(), おい() (oitsuku): overtake, catch up
  • (おち)(), ()() (ochitsuku): calm down, compose oneself
  • (おち)(), ()() (ochitsuki): calmness, composure
  • (かた)() (katazuku): be put in order
  • (かみ)(), ()(), かみ() (kamitsuku): bite, snap at
  • (かん)(), (かん)() (kanzuku): suspect, get an inkling
  • ()() (kizuku): notice, recognize
  • ()() (kizuki): awareness
  • (きず)(), (きず)() (kizutsuku): be wounded, get injured
  • (くい)(), ()() (kuitsuku): bite at, snap at
  • (くい)(), ()() (kuitsuki): fish bite
  • (くみ)() (kumitsuku), ()() (kumitsuku): grapple, wrestle
  • (こころ)() (kokorozuku): perceive, notice
  • (さび)(), ()() (sabitsuku): rust together
  • (しみ)(), ()() (shimitsuku): be indelibly stained or ingrained
  • (すい)(), ()() (suitsuku): stick to
  • (せっ)(), ()() (settsuku): pester someone
  • (だき)(), ()() (dakitsuku): cling to; to embrace
  • (ちか)() (chikazuku): approach, draw near
  • (ちか)() (chikazuki): acquaintance
  • ()() (tsutsuku): poke, nudge
  • (とび)(), (とび)(), ()(), ()() (tobitsuku): jump at
  • (とり)(), ()() (toritsuku): cling to, hold on to
  • (なき)(), ()() (nakitsuku): cling to someone in tears
  • ()() (nitsuku): become, suit, be like
  • ()() (netsuku): go to bed, go to sleep
  • ()() (netsuki): quality of one's sleep
  • ()() (nezuku): take root, strike
  • (ねば)() (nebatsuku): be sticky, be stringy, be glutinous
  • (はり)(), (はり)(), ()(), ()() (haritsuku): cling
  • (まき)(), ()() (makitsuku): twine around
  • (もえ)(), ()() (moetsuku): catch fire, ignite
  • (もと)() (motozuku): be grounded on, be based on
  • (やき)(), ()() (yakitsuku): be scorched into
  • ()いて (ni tsuite): concerning, along, under
  • (いい)()かる, ()()かる (iitsukaru): be ordered
  • ()()かず (tetsukazu): untouched, unused. intact
  • (つち)()かず (tsuchitsukazu): clean record, undefeated
  • (にと)()かる (nitozukaru): be entrusted with, be asked to
  • ()()かる (mitsukaru): be found, be discovered
  • ()() (o-tsukiai): association, socializing, fellowship
  • (とり)()かれる, ()()かれる (toritsukareru): become obsessed with
  • (きず)()(にく), (きず)()きにくい (kizutsukinikui): scratch-resistant
  • (きず)()(やす), (きず)()きやすい (kizutsukiyasui): fragile, brittle
  • (となり)()() (tonarizukiai): neighborly relations
  • (ひと)()() (hitozukiai): social disposition
  • (うわ)()()() (uwatsukimoji): superscript
  • ()()かわしい (nitsukawashii): suitable, appropriate, becoming
  • ()()きがいい (netsuki ga ii): find it easy to fall asleep
  • ()()きが(わる) (netsuki ga warui): have difficulty falling asleep
  • (うえ)()()() (uetsuki soeji): superscript
  • くっ()(むし) (kuttsukimushi): burr
  • ()()(むし) (hittsukimushi): burr
  • (ちか)(), ()(ちか)() (o-chikazuki): making someone's acquaintance
  • くっ(), ()() (kuttsuku): adhere to, stick to
  • ()() (ottsuku): overtake, catch up
  • ()(), (とっ)() (tottsuku): cling to, hold on to
  • ()() (hittsuku): stick to, flirt with
  • こびり() (kobiritsuku): stick to, cling to
  • しがみ() (shigamitsuku): cling
  • チャラ() (charatsuku): make oneself look cool
  • じゃら() (jaratsuku): jingle, jangle, clink
  • べた() (betatsuku): be sticky
  • へばり() (hebaritsuku): cling to
  • ()(), ()() (aritsuku): get, obtain
  • ()() (itetsuku): freeze
  • (おも)() (omoitsuku): think of, hit upon
  • (おも)() (omoitsuki): plan, idea, suggestion
  • (かじ)() (kajiritsuku), (かぶ)() (kaburitsuku): bite into, stick to
  • (かぶ)() (kaburitsuki): front-row seats, ringside seats
  • (から)() (karamitsuku): twine oneself around, coil around
  • (かんが)() (kangaetsuku): think of, come up with
  • (こお)() (kōritsuku): freeze to, be frozen to
  • ()() (kogetsuku): get burned and stuck on
  • ()() (kogetsuki): bad debt
  • (こご)() (kogoetsuku): freeze to, be frozen to
  • ()() (shimitsuku): freeze to, be frozen to
  • (すが)() (sugaritsuku): cling to, depend on, embrace
  • (たか)() (takaku tsuku): be expensive, be costly
  • (ふる)() (furuitsuku): hug
  • ()() (hoetsuku): bark at and chase
  • (まと)() (matoitsuku): entwine, follow about
  • (むす)() (musubitsuku): be connected or related
  • (むす)() (musubitsuki): connection, relation
  • ()() (yaketsuku): burn
  • (やす)() (yasuku tsuku): come cheaper
  • ()() (yamitsuku): be taken ill, be addicted to
  • ()() (yamitsuki): being addicted, being wholly absorbed
  • ()(), (より)() (yoritsuku): approach
  • ()() (yoritsuki): opening session, anteroom
  • (おお)()かる (ōsetsukaru): receive a command, be appointed
  • ()()(かめ) (kamitsuki kame): snapping turtle
  • ()()(ゆう)() (kogetsuki yūshi): uncollectible loan
  • (おじ)()(), ()()() (ojikezuku), (おじ)()(), ()()() (ojiketsuku): be seized with fear
  • ()()() (guzutsuku): dawdle, waste time doing nothing in particular
  • (けん)(とう)() (kentōtsuku): have a rough idea
  • (じょう)(けん)() (jōkentsuki): conditionally, with conditions attached
  • ()()() (magotsuku): be confused, be flustered, be at a loss
  • (どっ)()()かず (dotchi tsukazu): gray area, unclear area, uncertain
  • ()()()かせる (magotsukaseru): fluster, abash, befuddle
  • (じょう)(けん)()きエントロピー (jōkentsuki entoropī): conditional entropy
  • (じょう)(けん)()きコンパイル (jōkentsuki konpairu): conditional compilation
  • (じょう)(けん)()きジャンプ (jōkentsuki janpu): conditional jump
  • (じょう)(けん)()きブランチ (jōkentsuki buranchi): conditional branch
  • (きん)(じょ)()() (kinjozukiai): interaction with one's neighbors
  • (しん)(ろい)()() (shinroizukiai): inter-family association
  • (とも)(だち)()() (tomodachizukiai): friendly relations, social relations
  • (じょう)(けん)()(さい)(ろく) (jōkentsuki sairoku): conditional acceptance
  • (じょう)(けん)()(ぶん)() (jōkentsuki bunki): conditional branch
  • (じょう)(けん)()(さい)(てき)() (jōkentsuki saitekika): constrained optimization
  • (じょう)(けん)()(じょう)(ほう)(りょう) (jōkentsuki jōhōryō): conditional information content
  • (じょう)(けん)()(ひょう)(げん)(しき) (jōkentsuki hyōgenshiki): conditional expression
  • (じょう)(けん)()()() (jōkentsuki tobikoshi): conditional jump
  • (じょう)(けん)()(こう)(せい)(よう)(そう) (jōkentsuki kōsei yōsō): conditional component
  • (じょう)(けん)()(とび)()(めい)(れい) (jōkentsuki tobikoshi meirei): conditional jump instruction
  • (じょう)(けん)()(へい)(きん)(じょう)(ほう)(りょう) (jōkentsuki heikin jōhōryō): conditional entropy
  • (いき)() (iki o tsuku): take a breath, take a short rest
  • (うそ)() (uso o tsuku): tell a lie, fib
  • (あし)() (ashi ga tsuku): be traced, be tracked
  • (かた)(), (かた)() (kata ga tsuku): settle, put an end to
  • ()() (ki ga tsuku): notice, become aware, perceive
  • (けり)(), けりが() (keri ga tsuku): be settled
  • (しし)() (shishi ga tsuku), (にく)() (niku ga tsuku): gain weight, put on weight
  • ()() (ne ga tsuku): take root, strike root
  • (はく)() (haku ga tsuku): increase in value, gain prestige
  • (はなし)() (hanashi ga tsuku): come to an agreement
  • ()() (hi ga tsuku): catch fire, provoke
  • (むし)() (mushi ga tsuku): become verminous, be infested
  • (いた)() (ita ni tsuku): get used to one's work
  • (てき)() (teki ni tsuku): take the side of the enemy
  • (はな)() (hana ni tsuku): be cloying, be sick and tired with
  • ()() (mi ni tsuku): master, become accustomed to
  • ()(), ()() (me ni tsuku): be noticeable, notice
  • ()()かない (te ni tsukanai): not be able to concentrate
  • (かお)()()わせる (kao o tsukiawaseru): meet face to face
  • ()()(しま)がない (toritsuku shima ga nai), ()()(しま)もない (toritsuku shima mo nai): unapproachable
  • ()まれ(), (うま)() (umaretsuku): be born, be destined
  • ()まれ() (umaretsuki): by nature, by birth, native
  • ()らい() (kuraitsuku): bite at, snap at, nibble
  • (まつ)わり() (matsuwaritsuku), (まと)わり() (matowaritsuku): coil about, follow about
  • (あきら)めが() (akirame ga tsuku): give up, accept
  • (さか)りが() (sakari ga tsuku): rut, get on heat
  • (ねむ)りに() (nemuri ni tsuku): fall asleep
  • (およ)びも()かぬ (oyobi mo tsukanu): far beyond one's power
  • ()(べつ)() (kubetsu ga tsuku): tell X from Y, distinguish
  • ()(べつ)()かない (kubetsu ga tsukanai): unable to tell apart
  • (けん)(とう)() (kentō ga tsuku): have a rough idea of the situation
  • (けん)(とう)()かない (kentō ga tsukanai): having not the slightest idea
  • (せつ)(めい)() (setsumei ga tsuku): explain adequately
  • (そう)(ぞう)() (sōzō ga tsuku): one can imagine
  • ()()() (medo ga tsuku): have a rough idea of the situation
  • (れん)(らく)() (renraku ga tsuku): make contact
  • (かっ)(こう)() (kakkō ga tsuku): take shape
  • (もの)(ごころ)() (monogokoro ga tsuku): reach the age of discretion
  • ()(はな)() (mehana ga tsuku): complete most of something
  • (しら)(もち)() (shiramochi o tsuku): fall on one's backside
  • (ちょう)(めん)()いている (chōmen ni tsuite iru): be written in a book
  • ()()けが() (miwake ga tsuku): be able to tell apart, distinguish
  • ()(しゃ)()() (mushaburitsuku): jump into the fray
  • (いし)(かじ)()いてでも (ishi ni kajiritsuite demo): even if through hell and high water
  • (あし)()()かない (ashi ga chi ni tsukanai): losing oneself, on top of the world
  • (あく)(せん)()()かず (akusenmi ni tsukazu): easy come, easy go
  • ()()みが()かない (hikkomi ga tsukanai): gone too far to retreat
  • ()(ぼっ)(くい)()() (yakebokkui ni hi ga tsuku): half-burnt wood is easily kindled

Suffix

() • (-zuku

  1. gain
  2. become

Derived terms

  • () (tsuki): attached to
  • (いろ)() (irozuku): change color
  • (ちから)() (chikarazuku): recover one's strength
  • (にく)() (nikuzuku): put on flesh, get fat
  • (にく)() (nikuzuki): bodily build
  • (もうけ)()くで, (もう)()くで (mōkezuku de): for investment
  • (いきお)() (ikioizuku): gather strength, take heart
  • (えん)(げき)() (engekizuku): be absorbed in a play
  • (かっ)()() (kakkizuku): become animated, liven up
  • ()() (kizuku): become aware, notice, be revived
  • (げん)()() (genkizuku): get encouraged
  • (さん)()() (sankezuku): go into labor
  • (しょう)()() (shōkizuku): become conscious
  • 調(ちょう)()() (chōshizuku): warm up to, be elated
  • (にく)()きが(), (にく)()きがいい (nikuzuki ga ii), (にく)()きが(), (にく)()きがよい (nikuzuki ga yoi): stout, well-fleshed, well-built

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN