付つけ根ね

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

base; root; joint; crotch

Refers to the point where something is attached or branches off: the base of a limb, the joint of a finger, the crotch of a tree, etc.

木きの付つけ根ねにキノコが生はえていた。
Mushrooms were growing at the base of the tree.
親おや指ゆびの付つけ根ねが痛いたい。
The base of my thumb hurts.
枝えだの付つけ根ねから折おれた。
It broke off at the joint of the branch.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の付つけ根ねが痛いたいthe base of X hurts
腕うでの付つけ根ねが痛いたくて動うごかせない。
The base of my arm hurts and I can't move it.
〈物もの〉の付つけ根ねから折おれるto break off at the base of X
枝えだが付つけ根ねから折おれてしまった。
The branch broke off right at its base.
〈物もの〉の付つけ根ねを押おすto press the base of X
指ゆびの付つけ根ねを押おすとツボがある。
There's a pressure point if you press the base of your finger.

Expressions

足あしの付つけ根ねhip joint; groin area

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
根root, radical, head (pimple)
附affixed, attach, refer to

Related words

根ね元もとN1
根元 refers to the very bottom or root of something like a tree trunk or hair, while 付け根 highlights the point where a part attaches or branches off, such as a limb or finger joint.
基き部ぶ
基部 is a more formal, technical word for 'base' used in scientific or structural contexts, whereas 付け根 is the everyday term for the attachment point of a body part or branch.

Don't confuse with

関かん節せつN1
関節 specifically means an anatomical joint that bends (like a knee or elbow), while 付け根 more broadly means the base or attachment point of something, joint or not.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
Used when referring to a specific spot or location on something.

Built from

つける+根ね

Written forms

付つけ根ねUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling; high news frequency.
つけ根ねUsage34%
Mixed kana-kanji variant; less common but still seen.
付つけ根ねUsage3%
Abbreviated kanji form; rare in modern writing.
附つけ根ね
Uses the older 附 character; very rare.
附つけ根ね
Uses the older 附 character; very rare.

Etymology

Compound of 付け (tsuke, 'attaching') + 根 (ne, 'root'). Literally 'attachment root', referring to the point where something is attached.