# 付 stick to

(personleft) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★★
5 strokes
COCK DUPE
COCK - it's part of a lot of really useful jukugo

BUT

In jukugo, 付 is usually written in HIRAGANA, whereas the other kanji of the jukugo are still written in kanji. Why?

## Onyomi

FU |

## Mnemonic

| It is FUCKED up to glue yourself to a person (your ex???) just to stick to her.

## Kunyomi

( を ) つ*ける | I attach something ★★★★☆
( が ) つ＊く | Something gets attached ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

気を付けて(きをつけて) | be careful! ★★★★★ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気を付けて (be careful!)
見付ける(みつける) | find ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 見 (look) + 付 (stick to) = 見付ける (find) find (your car keys that you thought you'd lost)ー BOOBOO: you don't use 見つける about things you're discovering for the first time. That's 発見 (はっけん）!
に 追い付く(おいつく) | catch up to ★★★★☆ 追 (follow) + 付 (stick to) = 追い付く (catch up to)
と 付き合う(つきあう) | date, be in a relationship ★★★★☆ 付 (stick to) + 合 (to suit) = 付き合う (date, be in a relationship) Usually used like　今、誰かつきあってる？　('Are you seeing anyone now?') Ｓｔａｌｉｎと付き合ってる. ('I'm dating Stalin.')
受付(うけつけ) | reception ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 受 (receive) + 付 (stick to) = 受付 (reception) the reception desk in an office.
気付いた(きづいた) | realize something ★★★☆☆ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気付いた (realize something) to belatedly realize something - d'oh! (also pronounced 気がついた）
片付ける(かたづける) | clean up, tidy ★★★☆☆ 片 (fragment) + 付 (stick to) = 片付ける (clean up, tidy) clean up the room or desk. Not just sweep the floor but like straighten up all the papers, put the pens in a row, etc.
勇気付ける(ゆうきづける) | encourage ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 勇 (courage) + 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 勇気付ける (encourage) to encourage someone
に or が 近付く(ちかづく) | get close to destination ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 近 (near) + 付 (stick to) = 近付く (get close to destination) to draw close to a physical destination or a goal.
添付(てんぷ) する | attach ★☆☆☆☆ 添 (append) + 付 (stick to) = 添付 (attach) attatch (a file to your email) (read the attached instructions)
錆付いた(さびついた) | rusted / rusty ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 錆 (rust) + 付 (stick to) = 錆付いた (rusted / rusty)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
代 | generation / instead of | dot is on the outside |
付 | stick to | GLUE - dot is on the inside! | 寸

"Stick to" is the only kanji where the dot is on the inside, so you could think of it as a dot of GLUE making the left and right right radicals stick to each other.

## Used In

- 附
- 符
- 腐
- 府

## Synonyms

accompany 伴う 同伴する 添える 添付
affiliated 所属 xxx附属yyy 付属
connected or entangled を絡む に絡まる に関わる 携わる 巻き付く
organize 片付ける 整理 配列 整える