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10 words matching 'つく' found
つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
付く
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Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); to accrue (interest, etc.)
5. to take root
6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
7. to side with; to belong to
8. to possess; to haunt  (see also: 憑く)
9. to be lit; to be lighted  (see also: 点く)
10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12. to be sensed; to be perceived
13. to be lucky  (from 運がつく)
14. to become (a state, condition, etc.)  (see also: 付く:づく; after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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付く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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Example sentences:
いえ
いて
はじ
めて
さいふ
財布
のに
いた

It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse.
げんこう
原稿
コピー
ようい
容易
みわ
見分

The original and the copy are easily distinguished.
すこ
って
からやっと
さいふ
財布
ないのに
いた

I had gone some distance before I missed my wallet.
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つく
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• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 205,000,000 results)
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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
吐く
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Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to breathe out; to breathe  (often written with kana only)
2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)  (often written with kana only)
3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up  (see also: 吐く:はく; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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吐く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 8,910,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8473
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
わたし
ひこうき
飛行機
って
きそう
なった
I got airsick and felt like throwing up.
はは
ため
いき
つきながら
こうこう
高校
いちねんせい
一年生
なった
むすこ
息子
あたま
がしがしと
でた

Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first year high school student son's head.
つく
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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つく
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted  (often written with kana only)
2. to catch fire  (see also: 火がつく, 付く:つく; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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つく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 223,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 566 (see iKnow! collections)
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Example sentences:
わたし
かれ
うそ
つく
こんど
今度
かれ
わたし
うそ
ついた
I lied to him and he lied to me in turn.
あか
いた

The light went on.
でんとう
電灯
けてくれ
なに
えない

Switch on the light. I can't see anything.
点く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 62,000 (about 6,040,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
就く
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Reading : つく   
1. to ascend (the throne); to accede  (see also: 付く:つく)
2. to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
3. to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
4. to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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就く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 82,000 (about 3,180,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3864 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3606
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Example sentences:
かれ
だいとうりょう
大統領
によって
ようしょく
要職
いた

He was placed in a key position by the president.
かのじょ
彼女
その
ちい
地位
しかく
資格
のに
すく
なくとも
ねん
かかるであろう
It will take her at least two years to be qualified for that post.
かれ
ともだち
友達
しんせつ
親切
せわ
世話
その
しょく
いた

He obtained the post through the good offices of a friend.
つく
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• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 192,000,000 results)
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即く
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Reading : つく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,000,000 results)
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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
4. to attack
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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つく is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
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• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 205,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1005
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Example sentences:
えき
ついたら
れっしゃ
列車
もうすでに
ていた

The train had already started when I got to the station.
かれ
あした
明日
きょうと
京都
つきます
He will arrive in Kyoto tomorrow.
しごと
仕事
わり
まだ
けんとう
見当
つかない
The end of the task is not yet in mind.
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突く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 79,000 (about 3,510,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5110 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2747
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衝く
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Reading : つく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 217,000 results)
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捺く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 318,000 results)
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撞く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
着く
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Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)  (see also: 席に着く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 132,061 which gives a rank of 2,132
着く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 15,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 866 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 680
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
きし
こう
ひっし
必死
どりょく
努力
した
He made desperate efforts to reach the shore.
もうじき
がっこう
学校
からもう
いた
おな
である
We'll get to school soon; we are as good as there now.
わたしたち
私達
いた
とき
あめ
っていた

It was raining when we arrived.
つく
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つく is a reading of 2 forms of the following word:
木兎
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Reading : つく   
noun
horned owl  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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木兎 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 48,000 (about 9,850,000 results)
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みみずく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 134,000 (about 744,000 results)
角鴟
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Readings : みみずく    みみづく   
角鴟 can be read in 2 ways: みみづく (50%), みみずく (50%).
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 208,000 (about 202,000 results)
木菟
BOOST
Readings : みみずく    みみづく    ずく    つく   
木菟 can be read in 4 ways: みみずく (50%), つく (30%), ずく (10%), みみづく (10%).
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つく is a reading of every form of the following word:
浸く
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Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be immersed
2. to be pickled  (this meaning is restricted to form 漬く)
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浸く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 147,000 (about 575,000 results)
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漬く
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Reading : つく   
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つく is the reading of the following word:
憑く
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Reading : つく   
to possess; to haunt  (see also: 付く:つく)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 197,000 (about 278,000 results)
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つく is a reading of every form of the following word:
搗く
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Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 18,115 which gives a rank of 159,227
搗く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 205,000 (about 219,000 results)
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舂く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ト   は to spit, vomit   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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テン    spot, point   
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fire
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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divining rod
シュウ   ジュ   employed   つ to be employed, take (a seat)   つける to employ   
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キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
lid
もっと plausible   
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lame   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ソク    an instant   
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good
seal
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ショウ    collide   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
ナツ   お to stamp (passport etc.)   
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ナ    Nara   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
hand
シュ   つ to thrust, pierce, stab, prick   
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ドウ   わらべ a child   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
リ   さと village   
チャク   ジャク   つ to arrive   つける to attach   き to wear   きせる to make wear   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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stick   
ト   うさぎ rabbit   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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corner
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
vine; dodder (type of vine)   
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grass   
うさぎ rabbit   
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メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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legs
シン   ひた to soak   ひた to be soaked   
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また again   
cover; covered   
yo = to yell / say hi
スイ   みず water   
ける to pickle, soak   つかる to be soaked in, well seasoned   
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セキ   せめる to torture; to blame, accuse   
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かい shellfish   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ヒョウ   つ to possess   つかれる to be possessed   
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ice   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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シン   こころ heart   
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