5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

adhere, attach, refer to, append

Kun'yomi
  • to attach ②to furnish (a house with) ③to wear ④to keep a diary
  • -つける
  • -づける
  • bill ②tab (for later payment) ③contact move (in go) ④sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
  • け-
  • -つ
  • -づ
  • to be attached ②to remain imprinted ③to become (a state, condition, etc.)
  • -づ
  • furnished with ②attached to ③luck ④sociality ⑤under ⑥soup base
  • -つ
  • -づ
  • -づけ
  • -つき
  • -づき
On'yomi
Nanori
  • つけ

Character Breakdown

adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

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Common Words

to associate with ②to go along with
to be attached ②to remain imprinted ③to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to tidy up ②to settle (problem) ③to finish ④to marry off (e.g. a daughter)
bill ②tab (for later payment) ③contact move (in go) ④sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
furnished with ②attached to ③luck ④sociality ⑤under ⑥soup base
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 4ED8
JIS X 0208 1-41-53
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1009
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a3.6
Four corner code 2420.0
De Roo Code 2148