noun
bill; invoice; tab; credit account
Refers to a record of charges or an amount to be paid; ツケ is especially common for putting drinks or meals on a tab for later payment. Formal business invoices are more commonly called 請求書.
飲み代はツケにして、月末にまとめて払った。
I put the drinks on my tab and paid everything together at the end of the month.
店の付けを確認すると、先月の分が残っていた。
When I checked the shop's bill, last month's charges were still there.
noun
contact play; attachment
Go term for playing directly against an opponent's stone; this sense is usually written ツケ.
白は黒のツケにハネで応じた。
White answered Black's contact play with a hane.
noun
kabuki clapper sound effect
Kabuki stage term for the emphatic sound effect made by striking a wooden board with clappers; generally a specialist theatre word.
役者が見得を切ると、鋭いツケが入った。
When the actor struck a mie pose, a sharp tsuke clapper sound came in.
noun
letter; reason; motive; pretext; fortune; luck
Archaic noun uses. These meanings are not normal modern standalone uses of 付け; modern Japanese would usually use words such as 手紙, 理由, 口実, 運, or 幸運 instead.
古語の「つけ」には、手紙を指す用法がある。
In classical vocabulary, tsuke has a use meaning a letter.
古い文章では、「つけ」が理由や口実、また運を表すこともある。
In old writing, tsuke can also express a reason or pretext, or one's luck.