[付] Handwritten Kanji for attach and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “付” (fu); Kanji for “attach”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “付” (fu)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “付”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
付	フ つ-ける つ-く	fu tsu-keru tsu-ku	5	亻	attach

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “付”

熟語 Jukugo / Usage	読み Reading	ローマ字 Romaji	意味 Meaning
受付	うけつけ	Uketsuke	Reception
首輪を付ける	くびわをつける	Kubiwa wo tsukeru	Put on a collar
ウイルスが付着する	ういるすがふちゃくする	Uirusu ga fuchaku suru	Viruses stick to surfaces

 

付く（つく）= to be attached, to adhere, to accompany, to be connected, to follow