- 付ける — to attach / apply
- 付く — to stick / cling
- 寄付 — donation / contribution
- 付近 — neighborhood / vicinity
- 配付 — distribution
- 付属品 — attachment / accessory
- 付加価値 — added value
The radical 亻 (person) plus 寸 (hand/measure) evokes a person handing or assigning something — the source of meanings like “attach,” “affix,” and “assign.” The kanji appears widely in everyday compounds.
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.