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付き添い (tsukisoi) Japanese meaning: attendance | Kotomora
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付つ
き
添そ
い
を
し
て
くれ
た
。
When I went to the hospital, my mother accompanied me.
A chaperoning guardian is required for the children's field trip.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 付つ き 添そ う to accompany/attend someone
A nurse is attending to the hospitalized patient.
付つ き 添そ いを 頼たの む to ask someone to accompany/attend one
On the day of the surgery, I asked a family member to be there with me.
付つ き 添そ いが 必ひつ 要よう だ to need an attendant/escort
Elderly patients need someone to accompany them.
付つ き 添そ いで 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 行い く to go to a place as an accompanying attendant
I went to the hospital as my mother's attendant.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to 添 annexed, accompany, marry 附 affixed, attach, refer to Related words 同伴 is a more formal term for accompanying someone, often in business or official settings, while 付き添い implies closer, personal assistance such as caring for someone.
看病 specifically means tending to a sick person, whereas 付き添い covers any kind of accompanying or supportive presence, not just nursing care.
お供 is a polite word for accompanying a superior or going along as a companion, while 付き添い focuses on providing help or support rather than mere companionship.
付き添い emphasizes staying by someone to assist or care for them, often in medical or daily-life contexts, while エスコート carries a more social or formal nuance.
供 refers broadly to someone who accompanies another, whereas 付き添い specifically implies caretaking or assistance, as with a patient or child.
Word family attendant; companion; escort
female private nurse; patient attendant
attendant; best man; maid of honor; bridesmaid; groomsman
Written forms 付つ き 添そ い Usage 41%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and common writing.
付つき 添そい Usage 27%
Abbreviated spelling; less common in modern text.
付つき 添そ い Usage 26%
Common variant without okurigana き; listed as a high-priority form in some dictionaries.
つきそい Usage 6%
Etymology Noun form of the verb 付き添う (つきそう), from 付く (つく, 'to attach') + 添う (そう, 'to accompany').
そ
い
看かん
護ご
婦ふ
private nurse (female); patient attendant
attendant nurse; private nurse; patient attendant
附つき 添そ い
Uses the older 附 kanji; now rare.
