貼 – stick, paste, apply

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2444 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 貼 means stick, paste, apply. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テン、チョウ (ten, chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is は.る、つ.く (haru, tsuku). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テン	ten
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	は.る	haru
Kun’yomi	つ.く	tsuku

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: 貝 (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・口・卜.

Words using 貼

貼るはるto stick

Example sentences

あなたの願書に最近の写真を貼りなさい。

Attach a recent photograph to your application form.

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Kanji with the same radical

資費質賞負財買責販貿貨賛購貢賃貴

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