就

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per

Kun'yomi
  • つく
    		to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.) ②to ascend (the throne) ③to start (on a journey) ④to study (under teacher)
  • つける
    		to install (a king, emperor, etc.) ②to appoint (to a post) ③to assign (to study under)
On'yomi
  • シュウ
  • ジュ
Nanori
  • たか
  • なり

Main Radical

尢(KanXi) 亠(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

シュウ 56.8%
つくつける 29.6%
ジュ 13.6%

Character Breakdown

concerning, settle, take position
シュウ　つ.く　ジュ (6th, N1)
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
reasonable, just, natural
ユウ　もっと.も　とが.める (Kentei Pre-1)
crooked-big radical (no. 43)
オウ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

蹴 鷲

Common Words

つ
就
　
く
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.) ②to ascend (the throne) ③to start (on a journey) ④to study (under teacher)
しゅう
就
しょく
職
finding employment
しゅう
就
にん
任
assumption (of office)
じょう
成
じゅ
就
fulfillment
きょ
去
しゅう
就
leaving or staying ②(one's) course of action
つ
就
　
け
　
る
to install (a king, emperor, etc.) ②to appoint (to a post) ③to assign (to study under)
しゅう
就
こう
航
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship)
しゅう
就
かつ
活
job hunting
しゅう
就
しょく
職
かつ
活
どう
動
job hunting
しん
寝
　
に
つ
就
　
く
to go to bed
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References

Unicode hex code 5C31
JIS X 0208 1-29-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 323
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1401
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1694
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2129
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1113
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1512
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1969
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2121
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 953
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1668
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 759
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7599
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 890
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 934
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 961
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 807
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1226
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 900
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 947
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 514
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 520
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1988
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.21
Four corner code 0391.4
De Roo Code 457