JLPT N3 · Verb

就く (tsuku)

就く (つく, tsuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume”. 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 take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed · godan verb, intransitive
to ascend (the throne); to accede · godan verb, intransitive
to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart · godan verb, intransitive
to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

友人の好意で職に就くことができた。

I was able to get a job through the good offices of my friend.

Tatoeba #79364

１６０３年、ジェームズ一世が政権の座についたとき、フットボールは再び許可されたのです。

In 1603, when King James I came into power, football was allowed again.

Tatoeba #235935

私たちは家路についた。

We set out for home.

Tatoeba #166021

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

Conjugation of 就く

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	就く	つく tsuku
Polite (~masu)	就きます	つきます tsukimasu
Negative	就かない	つかない tsukanai
Polite negative	就きません	つきません tsukimasen
Past	就いた	ついた tsuita
Polite past	就きました	つきました tsukimashita
Negative past	就かなかった	つかなかった tsukanakatta
Te-form	就いて	ついて tsuite
Potential	就ける	つける tsukeru
Passive	就かれる	つかれる tsukareru
Causative	就かせる	つかせる tsukaseru
Volitional	就こう	つこう tsukou
Imperative	就け	つけ tsuke
Conditional (~ba)	就けば	つけば tsukeba

Kanji in 就く

就

concerning, settle, take positionシュウ・ジュ・つ.く・つ.ける · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 就く.

就職しゅうしょくfinding employment就任しゅうにんassumption (of office)就業しゅうぎょうstarting work (for the day)

Source: JMdict entry 1331530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.