I Love Kanji着く (tsuku)
着く (つく, tsuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to arrive at; to reach”. It appears in JLPT N5 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 N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to arrive at; to reach · godan verb, intransitive
- to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 着く
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 | 着く | つく tsuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 着きます | つきます tsukimasu |
| Negative | 着かない | つかない tsukanai |
| Polite negative | 着きません | つきません tsukimasen |
| Past | 着いた | ついた tsuita |
| Polite past | 着きました | つきました tsukimashita |
| Negative past | 着かなかった | つかなかった tsukanakatta |
| Te-form | 着いて | ついて tsuite |
| Potential | 着ける | つける tsukeru |
| Passive | 着かれる | つかれる tsukareru |
| Causative | 着かせる | つかせる tsukaseru |
| Volitional | 着こう | つこう tsukou |
| Imperative | 着け | つけ tsuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 着けば | つけば tsukeba |
Kanji in 着く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 着く.
上着うわぎcoat着るきるto wear (from the shoulders down)着物きものkimono下着したぎunderwear到着とうちゃくarrival着けるつけるto attach着ちゃくarrival着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily肌着はだぎunderwear水着みずぎbathing suit落着くおちつくto calm down着替えきがえchanging clothes着せるきせるto put clothes on (someone)寝間着ねまきnightclothes
Source: JMdict entry 1422970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.