音読み: フ
訓読み: つける・つく
画数: 5 strokes
部首: 亻（にんべん）
Meaning
Attach, stick to, affix, apply — commonly used when something is added, stuck, or attached to another object or idea.
- 付ける — to attach, to apply
- 付く — to stick, to cling
- 寄付 — donation, contribution
- 付近 — neighborhood, vicinity
- 配付 — distribution
The radical 亻 (にんべん) shows a person. Combined with “寸” (hand), this kanji originally depicted a person giving something to another — expressing the act of attaching or assigning. It’s used in many everyday words.
名前を書いた紙を箱に付けます。
I will attach the paper with the name to the box.
服に ごみが付いている。
There’s lint sticking to the clothes.
この商品には 説明書が付いています。
This product comes with an instruction manual.
🎧 On-yomi is フ and appears in compound nouns like 付近 and 配付. Kun-yomi forms つける (to attach/apply) and つく (to stick) are commonly used in daily conversation.