属 – belong, genus, subordinate official

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The kanji 属 means belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゾク、ショク (zoku, shoku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さかん、つく、やから (sakan, tsuku, yakara). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 尸 (no. 44).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゾク	zoku
On’yomi	ショク	shoku
Kun’yomi	さかん	sakan
Kun’yomi	つく	tsuku
Kun’yomi	やから	yakara

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 尸 (Kangxi radical 44). Components: ノ・尸・禹.

Words using 属

金属きんぞくmetal附属ふぞくbeing attached (to)付属ふぞくbeing attached (to)属ぞくgenus所属しょぞくbelonging to (a group, organization, etc.)

Example sentences

鉄は最も有用な金属です。

Iron is the most useful metal.

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そのカレッジは大学に付属している。

The college is affiliated with the university.

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そのカレッジは大学に付属している。

The college is affiliated with the university.

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Kanji with the same radical

局展屋層居尾届尽屈履尿尻屑屎

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.