Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 身につく in Japanese
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身につく, 身に付く
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Kana Readingみにつく
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Romajiminitsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku' ending
- Meaning
- to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to retain
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Examples of 身につく, 身に付く, みにつく in a sentence
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I studied English very hard every day, but I did not learn a lot.
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A habit is very difficult to shake off once it is formed.
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An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.
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You get more wisdom as you have more experiences.
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Generosity is innate in some people.
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悪銭身に付かず。
Ill got, ill spent.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 身につく
- Plain Polite
- 身につきます
- Negative
- 身につかない
- Negative Polite
- 身につきません
Past
- Plain
- 身についた
- Plain Polite
- 身につきました
- Negative
- 身につかなかった
- Negative Polite
- 身につきませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 身について
- Plain Polite
- 身につきまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 身につかれる
- Plain Polite
- 身につかれます
- Negative
- 身につかれない
- Negative Polite
- 身につかれません
Related Kanji
付
JLPT 3
5 strokes
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On'Yomi: フ
Kun'Yomi: 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