張り付く

• 読み: はりつく
• ローマ字: haritsuku
• 漢字の分解: 張 (chō/ha) — stretch, spread; 付 (fu/tsu) — attach, stick
• 発音: /ha.ɾi.t͡sɯ.kɯ/

意味

To stick to; to cling; to adhere tenaciously; to be glued to a spot. Used for physical clinging and metaphorical fixation.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 張る (haru, to stretch/tense) and 付く (tsuku, to become attached). Physically describes the adherence of something moist or sticky — wet clothes clinging to skin, tape bonding to a surface. Figuratively, describes a person who stays fixed to a spot (like a surveillance operative) or cannot shake a thought from their mind.

例文

1. 汗でシャツが背中に張り付いて不快だった。
2. 刑事は容疑者の後を張り付くように尾行した。
3. 問題の解決策が思い浮かばず、その考えが頭に張り付いて離れなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: physical sensation, surveillance, fixation, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 張る (haru, to stretch or spread taut) and 付く (tsuku, to stick or become attached). The tension implied in 張る combined with the adhesion of 付く gives a sense of something clinging tightly under pressure or with persistent determination.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal