I Love Kanji付く (tsuku)
付く (つく, tsuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be attached; to be connected with”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つく
- Romaji
- tsuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling · godan verb, intransitive
- to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye · godan verb, intransitive
- to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) · godan verb, intransitive
- to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) · godan verb, intransitive
- to take root · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 付く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 付く | つく tsuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 付きます | つきます tsukimasu |
| Negative | 付かない | つかない tsukanai |
| Polite negative | 付きません | つきません tsukimasen |
| Past | 付いた | ついた tsuita |
| Polite past | 付きました | つきました tsukimashita |
| Negative past | 付かなかった | つかなかった tsukanakatta |
| Te-form | 付いて | ついて tsuite |
| Potential | 付ける | つける tsukeru |
| Passive | 付かれる | つかれる tsukareru |
| Causative | 付かせる | つかせる tsukaseru |
| Volitional | 付こう | つこう tsukou |
| Imperative | 付け | つけ tsuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 付けば | つけば tsukeba |
Kanji in 付く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 付く.
受付うけつけreception (desk)片付けるかたづけるto put in order寄付きふcontribution日付ひづけdate片付くかたづくto be put in order気付くきづくto notice付合うつきあうto associate with付けるつけるto attach追い付くおいつくto catch up (with)思い付くおもいつくto think of付き合いつきあいassociation片付けかたづけtidying up付つきfurnished with付近ふきんneighborhood
Source: JMdict entry 1495740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.