付属 (ふぞく, fuzoku) Japanese meaning: attached | Kotomora

付ふ属ぞく

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付属する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

attached; affiliated; belonging; going with

Describes something that is physically or organizationally attached to a main entity. Used as a noun, suru-verb (intransitive), or no-adjective.

付ふ随ずい sense 1
付属 describes formal, structural attachment to a main entity, while 付随 describes something that merely accompanies or follows along incidentally.
所しょ属ぞくN1sense 1
付属 is used for things or institutions physically or organizationally attached to a larger entity, while 所属 is used for people or groups belonging to an organization.
ついてる
付属 is a formal noun/verb meaning 'to be attached/included' (e.g. as an accessory), while ついてる is the casual spoken form used for the same idea in everyday speech.
付ふ帯たい
付属 usually refers to a physical or organizational attachment (like a school attached to a university), whereas 付帯 is more abstract, often describing conditions, rights, or services.
付ふ加かN1
付属 describes something that comes attached or included as an accessory, while 付加 focuses on the act of adding or the element being added.

独どく立りつN3sense 1
付属 means being attached to or dependent on a main entity, whereas 独立 means being independent and standing on its own.

付ふ録ろくN1
付属 means 'attached to' or 'belonging to' something as a general adjective/verb concept, while 付録 is specifically the noun for a bonus supplement bundled with a publication.
付ふ着ちゃくN1
付着 means a substance physically adhering to a surface, while 付属 means being attached or affiliated as a part or accessory (e.g. a 付属機関), despite the shared 付 kanji.

付ふ属ぞくUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling; preferred in modern usage.
附ふ属ぞくUsage32%
Variant kanji spelling; still common in proper names and older documents.

Compound of 付 (attach) and 属 (belong). The variant 附属 uses the older form of the second character.