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    3. 手が付く

    手が付く

    手てが​付つく​

    to start making use of

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    てがつく

    Verb

    1.
    to start making use of, to get to use something new
    2.
    to get sexually involved with a female subordinate

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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