付き
also: づき
Meanings
attached to; with attached; marked by
Used when something is attached, added on, or accompanies the main item as a condition, mark, signature, file, and the like.
I submitted a document with a signature attached.
The plan was approved with conditions attached.
Appears in compounds such as 顔付き, 目付き, and 手付き to describe the look, expression, or manner of a person or action.
He had a sharp look in his eyes.
Her hand movements are very practiced.
Only with reading つき / ツキ
Usually written つき or ツキ for the sense of luck, especially in expressions like ツキがある, ツキがない, and ツキが回ってくる.
I'm lucky today.
I haven't had any luck at all lately.
assigned to; assistant to; attendant
Used after a person, post, or organization to mean someone is attached or assigned to that person or post; お付き is a related polite form for an attendant.
See also: お付き
She works as a secretary assigned to the company president.
I was assigned to the new department manager.
sociability; social manner
Limited use, mainly in expressions such as 人付きがよい or 人付きが悪い. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 人付き合い for social relations or sociability.
He is sociable and easy to talk to even when you first meet him.
soup base
Specialized or limited culinary use for a soup base. This is not a common everyday sense of 付き, so it is safest to understand it from context.
In culinary terminology, 付き can refer to a soup base.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉付きwith X included/furnished
I booked a hotel that includes breakfast.
- 〈物〉付きの〈物〉an item with X attached or marked on it
I received a letter with a photo attached.
- ツキがあるto be lucky; have luck on one's side
I feel like I'm lucky today.
- 〈人〉付きassigned or attached to a particular person or post
She is the secretary assigned to the president.
- 人付きが〈形容詞〉to be sociable/unsociable in manner
He has a friendly, easygoing manner with people.
Expressions· 9
- につきbecause of; due to; on account of · about; regarding; concerning · per; for every
- 車付きwheeled; with wheels
- 額付きframed; with a frame
- 付きが回るluck comes around; fortune smiles
- ケア付き住宅assisted living facility; care-equipped housing
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- 部屋付きの親方coach attached to another stable
- ガイド付きツアーguided tour
- 付き合いきれないcan't deal with anymore; fed up with; enough is enough
- よろしくお付き合いくださいplease treat me well; I look forward to working with you; please remember me