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へばり付く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	へばり付つく	へばり付つかない
Polite	へばり付つきます	へばり付つきません
Past polite	へばり付つきました	へばり付つきませんでした
Past	へばり付ついた	へばり付つかなかった
Te-form	へばり付ついて	へばり付つかないで
Desire	へばり付つきたい	へばり付つきたくない
Potential	へばり付つける	へばり付つけない
Passive	へばり付つかれる	へばり付つかれない
Causative	へばり付つかせる	へばり付つかせない
Causative passive	へばり付つかせられるalso へばり付つかされる	へばり付つかせられないalso へばり付つかされない
Volitional	へばり付つこう
Polite volitional	へばり付つきましょう
Imperative	へばり付つけ	へばり付つくな
Conditional	へばり付つけば	へばり付つかなければ
Tara conditional	へばり付ついたら	へばり付つかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

cling to; stick to; lie flat against

usually written using kana alone

Describes something pressing or sticking closely to a surface, often with a sense of being flattened or spread out. Can be used for people, objects, or substances.

汗あせでシャツが背せ中なかにへばりつく。
The shirt clings to my back with sweat.
疲つかれて床ゆかにへばりつくように寝ねてしまった。
Exhausted, I ended up lying flat on the floor as if stuck to it.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

張はり付つく
張り付く also means to stick or cling, but often implies a tighter, more rigid attachment, like being glued or frozen in place, whereas へばり付く suggests a softer, more flattened or spread-out clinging.
くっつく
くっつく is a more general and colloquial word for sticking or adhering, without the nuance of being flattened or spread out that へばり付く carries.

Built from

へばる+付つく

Written forms

へばり付つくUsage5%
Kanji spelling with 付く; usually written in kana.
へばりつくUsage95%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended form for learners.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The initial element へばり may be related to the mimetic root へば (suggesting flatness or spreading), combined with 付く (つく, 'to stick').