JLPT N3 · Verb

着ける (tsukeru)

着ける (つける, tsukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to attach; to join”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つける
Romaji: tsukeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to furnish (a house with) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to wear; to put on · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to keep a diary; to make an entry · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to appraise; to set (a price) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

おまえの上着は私の勘定につけておきなさい。

Put your coat on my account.

Tatoeba #227538

自宅を改築する際に、この部屋にだけ防音設備と内鍵を付けたんだ。

When my home had an extension built I only had this room fitted with soundproofing and an internal lock.

Tatoeba #76067

鎧をつけている人は、転ぶと大きな音がする。

He who wears armor falls with a big crash!

Tatoeba #184635

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 着ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	着ける	つける tsukeru
Polite (~masu)	着けます	つけます tsukemasu
Negative	着けない	つけない tsukenai
Polite negative	着けません	つけません tsukemasen
Past	着けた	つけた tsuketa
Polite past	着けました	つけました tsukemashita
Negative past	着けなかった	つけなかった tsukenakatta
Te-form	着けて	つけて tsukete
Potential	着けられる	つけられる tsukerareru
Passive	着けられる	つけられる tsukerareru
Causative	着けさせる	つけさせる tsukesaseru
Volitional	着けよう	つけよう tsukeyou
Imperative	着けろ	つけろ tsukero
Conditional (~ba)	着ければ	つければ tsukereba

Kanji in 着ける

着

don, arrive, wearチャク・ジャク・き.る・き.せる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 着ける.

上着うわぎcoat着るきるto wear (from the shoulders down)着くつくto arrive at着物きものkimono下着したぎunderwear到着とうちゃくarrival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 1495770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.