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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 付ける

    付ける

    付つけ​る​

    to attach

    N3KMT7CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    着ける附ける

    つける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to furnish (a house with)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to wear, to put on
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    to keep a diary, to make an entry
    word usually written using kana alone
    5.
    to appraise, to set (a price)
    word usually written using kana alone
    6.
    to allot, to budget, to assign
    word usually written using kana alone
    7.
    to bring alongside
    word usually written using kana alone
    8.
    to place (under guard or doctor)
    word usually written using kana alone
    9.
    to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk
    word usually written using kana alone
    10.
    to load, to give (courage to)
    word usually written using kana alone
    11.
    to keep (an eye on)
    word usually written using kana alone
    12.
    to establish (relations or understanding)
    word usually written using kana alone
    13.
    to turn on (a light)
    word usually written using kana alone
    14.
    to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit
    word usually written using kana alone

    Suffix, Verb

    15.
    to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly
    word usually written using kana alone
    16.
    to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to
    word usually written using kana alone

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    電でん気きをつけてください。

    Please turn on the light.

    KMT3Daily LifeHome & Housing
    傷きずに薬くすりを付つけた。

    I applied ointment to the wound.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    毎まい日にち日につ記きを付つけるようにしている。

    I make it a habit to write in my diary every day.

    KMT7Daily Life
    カメラに新あたらしいレンズを付つけた。

    I attached a new lens to the camera.

    KMT7TechnologyDaily Life
    細こまかい点てんに気きを付つけることが大たい切せつだ。

    It's important to pay attention to the details.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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