付

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ:ける・つ

画数かくすう: 5

部首ぶしゅ: にんべん(亻)

Meaning

Attach / Stick To / Affix / Apply

Conjugation
Tap for 付ける (attach) Tap for 付く (be attached)
  • ける — to attach / apply
  • く — to stick / cling
  • 寄付きふ — donation / contribution
  • 付近ふきん — neighborhood / vicinity
  • 配付はいふ — distribution
  • 付属品ふぞくひん — attachment / accessory
  • 付加価値ふかかち — added value

The radical 亻 (person) plus 寸 (hand/measure) evokes a person handing or assigning something — the source of meanings like “attach,” “affix,” and “assign.” The kanji appears widely in everyday compounds.

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