付く

• 読み: つく
• ローマ字: tsuku
• 漢字の分解: 付 (fu/tsu) — attach, adhere; person radical (亻) + 寸 (measure)
• 発音: /t͡sɯ.kɯ/

意味

To be attached; to stick to; to adhere; to cling to a surface.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb with many extended meanings depending on context. Core meaning is something becoming attached. Common uses: 汚れが付く (a stain sticks), 味が付く (flavour develops), 力が付く (strength builds up). Forms a pair with the transitive 付ける (tsukeru, to attach).

例文

1. 服にペンキが付いてしまった。
2. 机の上にほこりが付いています。
3. 靴に泥が付いたので洗います。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, cleaning, description

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 付 combines the person radical (亻) with 寸 (a unit of measure/hand), suggesting one person reaching out to attach or connect with something.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal