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付く

Pronunciation: [t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟]

“付く” is a Japanese word. Its 17 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to attach itself to, to stick (to), to adhere (to), to be connected with
  2. to come in contact with, to touch, to reach
  3. to be attached to, to belong to, to join, to associate with, to take up the cause of
  4. to gain (weight, power), to become proficient, to grow (wise)
  5. to attend on, to go with, to accompany, to be by someone's side
  6. to be installed, to be built
  7. to be written, to be registered
  8. to be perceived, to be detected
  9. to catch fire, to be ignited
  10. to take, to take root
  11. to cost, to amount to
  12. to be settled, to be established
  13. to be in luck
  14. (of a penis) to be attached to someone

suffix

  1. attaches to ideophones and mimetic roots to indicate performing or acting of such action
  2. gain
  3. become
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