# 付 — attach; stick to

付 means “attach; stick to”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru). You'll see it in words such as 付き (tsuki, “furnished with; including”).

- Meaning: attach; stick to
- On'yomi: フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 付

Parts: 亻 person · 寸 measure

## Words with 付

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 付き | つき (tsuki) | furnished with; including |
| 付け | つけ (tsuke) | bill; bill of sale |
| 付く | つく (tsuku) | to be attached; to be connected with |

## Don't confuse it with

[府](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/government-office/) · [侍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/samurai/) · [附](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/affix/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[供](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/offer/) · [付](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attach/) · [配](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/distribute/) · [張](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stretch/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

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