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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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N1
目付き
metsuki
look, expression of the eyes, eyes
N2
～付
～tsuki
with ~
N2
言い付ける
iitsukeru
to tell, to order
N2
気を付ける
kiotsukeru
to be careful, to pay attention, to take care
N2
言付ける
kotozukeru
to leave a message
N2
属する
zokusuru
to belong to, to come under
N2
近付ける
chikazukeru
to bring near, to put close, to let come near
N2
付近
fukin
neighborhood, vicinity
N2
附属
fuzoku
attached, belonging, affiliated
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