Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

322 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Kunyomi: つ.ける -つ.ける -づ.ける つ.け つ.け- -つ.け -づ.け -づけ つ.く -づ.く つ.き -つ.き -つき -づ.き -づき

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

属品(ふぞくひん)   accessory, fittings

加価値(ふかかち)   added value

する(きふする)   contribute, donate

する(てんぷする)   append, attach

く(つく)   adjoin, be attached, adhere [v.i.]

く(きづく)   notice, recognize

期限き(きげんつき)   with a time limit, with a deadline

ける(つける)   attach, add, append [v.t.]

ける(うらづける)   support, endorse, substantiate

け(つけ)   bill, credit account

10日け(とおかづけ)   dated the 10th

*受(うけつけ)   reception desk

Onyomi Examples

フキン neighborhood, vicinity, environs, district, approaching

フカ addition, annexation, appendage

チョウフ pasting, sticking, attaching, affixing, appending

カイフ transmitting, referring to, passing on

Kunyomi Examples

ける つける to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shadow, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (light), to produce flowers, to produce fruit, to do intensely

つけ bill, bill of sale, payment invoice, tab (for later payment), credit, contact move (in go), direct attack to an enemy stone, sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki, letter, reason, motive, pretext, one's fortune, one's luck

け根 つけね root, joint, base, crotch

振り ふりつけ choreography, dance composition, dance coaching

締め しめつけ pressure, clamping, tightening, fastening

つく to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling, to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye, to bear (fruit, interest, etc.), to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.), to take root, to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with, to side with, to belong to, to possess, to haunt, to be lit, to catch fire, to ignite, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided, to be given (of a name, price, etc.), to be sensed, to be perceived, to be lucky, to become (a state, condition, etc.)

喪神 つくもがみ artifact spirit, in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit

つき furnished with, including, attached to, impression, appearance, luck, sociality, under, assistant (e.g. to a manager), soup base

き合い つきあい association, socializing, socialising, fellowship

もんつき clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

げんつき motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc), scooter, moped