The kanji 付: meaning, readings and stroke order

付

Meaning: attach, stick
On reading: フ fu
Kun reading: つ（ける） tsukeru、つ（く） tsuku
Strokes: 5
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: gắn, dính vào (phó)
Japanese: つける。くっつく。
Korean: 붙이다, 붙다 (부)
Chinese: 附上、粘上

Readings, words and example sentences

フ fu · on reading

付ふ近きん
nearby, the area around
駅の 付ふ近きんに店が多いです。
There are many shops near the station.

つ（ける） tsukeru · kun reading

付つける
to attach, to put on
荷物に名札を 付つけます。
I put a name tag on my luggage.

つ（く） tsuku · kun reading

付つく
to get on, to stick
ふくに油が 付つきました。
I got oil on my clothes.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.