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付属
Meaning in Englishbeing attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with
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What it means
What does 付属 mean? It denotes something that is attached to or comes with another item, indicating subsidiary status or being affiliated with a parent entity.
Main meanings
- Attachment or accessory accompanying a main item, as in 付属品.
- Affiliated or associated with a parent institution, as in 学校の付属施設 or 附属病院.
- Subsidiary or subordinate status within an organization, describing parts that are part of a larger whole.
How to use it
In formal and written Japanese, 付属 is used as a noun meaning an attachment or affiliation; it also forms the verb 付属する to mean to be attached to or to accompany. It appears in contexts like documents, institutional names, product packaging, and descriptions of organizational structure; it pairs with の to modify nouns (付属のX) and with 品 to form compound nouns such as 付属品.
Variants and close terms
- 添付, tenpu — attachment or appendix
- 附属, fuzoku — variant kanji with the same meaning
- 付随, fuzui — incidental or accompanying; nuance of being supplementary
Composition
- 付 = to attach, to fix
- 属 = belong to, to be part of
Word class
noun, suru-verb (名詞, サ変動詞)
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