Meaning of 付く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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付くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingつく
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Romajitsuku
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Word Senses
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- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
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- to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
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- to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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- to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
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- to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
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- to take root
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- to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
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- to side with; to belong to
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- to possess; to haunt
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- to be lit; to be lighted
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- to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
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- to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
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- to be sensed; to be perceived
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- to be lucky
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- suffix, Godan verb with `ku` ending
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- (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)
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Example Sentences
付く, つく used in context
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歯医者で歯についたたばこのヤニを取ってもらうと、費用はどれくらいかかるでしょう？
About how much does it cost to have a dentist remove cigarette tar from your teeth?
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このオンボードというのは平たく言えば「グラフィックカードがついていない」ものだ。
Frankly speaking this 'on board' means "doesn't have a graphics card".
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An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
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ガーデニングの本を見てたら、ドクロマークのついたのがいっぱいあって驚きました。
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
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He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters.
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The meaning of the 'dollar peg' is "stick with the strong countries."
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
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