付 Kanji – adhere
The Japanese kanji 付 can mean adhere, attach, refer to, append.
Meaning and Readings
How is 付 read?
付 has the onyomi reading フ and the kunyomi readings 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.
In romaji, these readings can be written as fu, tsukeru, zukeru, tsuke, zuke, tsuku, zuku, tsuki, zuki.
Common Japanese Words Using 付
These common Japanese words contain 付. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お墨付き（おすみつき） — certificate, certified document, authorization, authorisation
- くっ付く（くっつく） — to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to
- くっ付ける（くっつける） — to attach, to stick together, to paste, to glue
- 位置付け（いちづけ） — placement, fixed position, mapping out, location
- 押し付ける（おしつける） — to press against, to push against, to force against
- 外付け（そとづけ） — external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
- 格付け（かくづけ） — rating, ranking, grading, classification
- 噛み付く（かみつく） — to bite (at), to snap at
- 給付（きゅうふ） — provision (of money or goods), furnishing, conferral, payment, delivery, benefit
- 決め付ける（きめつける） — to fix upon (one-sidedly), to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case