Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual

Henshall Mnemonic: hand attaches measure to person

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #322 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N4 Words

• 受付   [うけつけ]
  (n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 片付ける   [かたづける]
  (v1,vt) (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); (3) to finish; to bring something to an end; (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter); (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 日付   [ひづけ]
  (n) date; dating   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付き合い   [つきあい]
  (n) association; socializing; fellowship   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気付く   [きづく]
  (v5k) to notice; to recognize; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付ける   [つける]
  (v1,vt) (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); (2) to furnish (a house with); (3) to wear; to put on; (4) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (5) to appraise; to set (a price); (6) to bring alongside; (7) to place (under guard or doctor); (8) to follow; to shadow; (9) to load; to give (courage to); (10) to keep (an eye on); (11) to establish (relations or understanding)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い付く   [おいつく]
  (v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 寄付   [きふ]
  (n,vs) contribution; donation   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 近付ける   [ちかづける]
  (v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 言い付ける   [いいつける]
  (v1) to tell; to tell on (someone); to order; to charge; to direct   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• やっ付ける   [やっつける]
  (v1) to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 言付ける   [ことづける]
  (v1) to send word; to send a message   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付近   [ふきん]
  (n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 打付ける   [ぶつける]
  (v1) to knock; to run into; to nail on; to strike hard; to hit and attack   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 思い付く   [おもいつく]
  (v5k) to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気を付ける   [きをつける]
  (exp) to be careful; to pay attention; to take care   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• くっ付く   [くっつく]
  (v5k) to adhere to; to keep close to   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• くっ付ける   [くっつける]
  (v1) to attach   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 片付く   [かたづく]
  (v5k,vi) (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights; (2) to be disposed of; to be solved; (3) to be finished; (4) to be married (off)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 見付かる   [みつかる]
  (v5r) (uk) to be found; to be discovered   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 見付ける   [みつける]
  (v1) to be familiar; to discover; to find fault; to detect; to find out; to locate   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 受け付ける   [うけつける]
  (v1) to be accepted; to receive (an application)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 体付き   [からだつき]
  (n) body build; figure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 近付く   [ちかづく]
  (v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 据え付ける   [すえつける]
  (v1) to install; to equip; to mount   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 条件付き   [じょうけんつき]
  conditionally; with conditions attached   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け付け   [うけつけ]
  (n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 決め付ける   [きめつける]
  (v1) to scold; to take (a person) to task   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 噛み付く   [かみつく]
  (v5k) to bite (at); to snap at; to snarl at   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 日付け   [ひづけ]
  (n) date; dating   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 還付   [かんぷ]
  (n,vs) return; restoration; refund   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 送付   [そうふ]
  (n) sending; forwarding; remitting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 火付け役   [ひつけやく]
  (n) instigator; troublemaker   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 干し草を付けた馬   [ほしくさをつけたうま]
  horse loaded with hay   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 給付   [きゅうふ]
  (n,vs) (1) payment; provision; benefit; present; delivery; (2) performance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付き添い   [つきそい]
  (n) attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け   [つけ]
  (n) fixed; bill; bill of sale   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 納付   [のうふ]
  (n,vs) payment; supply   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け込む   [つけこむ]
  (v5m) to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け根   [つけね]
  (n) root; joint; base; crotch   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き付ける   [ひきつける]
  (v1) (1) to fascinate; to attract; to pull up (at a gate); (2) to have a convulsion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 締め付け   [しめつけ]
  (n) pressure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 寝付き   [ねつき]
  (n) quality (ease, difficulty) of one's sleep   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 寝付く   [ねつく]
  (v5k) (1) to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; (2) to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け足す   [つけたす]
  (v5s) to add to   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 位置付け   [いちつけ]
  (n) placement; fixed position   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 位置付ける   [いちずける]
  (ik) (v1) to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付加   [ふか]
  (n,vs) addition; annexation; appendage   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 添付   [てんぷ]
  (n,vs) appended; attached; attachment   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 振り付け   [ふりつけ]
  (n) choreography   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 付 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.