付
付 — Adhere
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On’yomiフ (fu)
Kun’yomiつける (tsukeru)
Kun’yomi-つける (tsukeru)
Kun’yomi-づける (zukeru)
Kun’yomiつけ (tsuke)
Kun’yomiつけ- (tsuke)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 付
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution; donation |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
| 交付 | こうふ koufu | delivery; issuance; handing over |
| 付き合い | つきあい tsukiai | association; socializing; socialising |
| 貸付 | かしつけ kashitsuke | loan |
Study notes
付 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #322 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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