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取っ付く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
取付く
BOOST
Reading : とっつく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
2. to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
3. to take hold of; to possess; to haunt  (of an illness, demon, etc.)
4. to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 38,126 which gives a rank of 45,630
取付く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 28,000 (about 21,800,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
っつき
にくい
ひと

He is a hard man to approach.
取っつく
BOOST
Reading : とっつく   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,300,000 results)
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取っ付く
BOOST
Reading : とっつく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 102,000 (about 1,760,000 results)
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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   
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