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定着 (ていちゃく, teichaku) Japanese meaning: sticking | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 定着する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 定てい 着ちゃく する 定てい 着ちゃく しない Polite 定てい 着ちゃく します 定てい 着ちゃく しません Past polite 定てい 着ちゃく しました 定てい 着ちゃく しませんでした Past 定てい 着ちゃく した 定てい 着ちゃく しなかった Te-form 定てい 着ちゃく して 定てい 着ちゃく しないで Desire 定てい 着ちゃく したい 定てい 着ちゃく したくない Potential 定てい 着ちゃく できる 定てい 着ちゃく できない Passive 定てい 着ちゃく される 定てい 着ちゃく されない Causative 定てい 着ちゃく させる 定てい 着ちゃく させない Causative passive 定てい 着ちゃく させられる 定てい 着ちゃく させられない Volitional 定てい 着ちゃく しよう Polite volitional 定てい 着ちゃく しましょう Imperative 定てい 着ちゃく しろ 定てい 着ちゃく するな Conditional 定てい 着ちゃく すれば 定てい 着ちゃく しなければ Tara conditional 定てい 着ちゃく したら 定てい 着ちゃく しなかったら
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接せっ 着ちゃく 剤ざい が しっかり と 定てい 着ちゃく し た 。
The adhesive stuck firmly.
He has settled down and is living in the local area.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 定てい 着ちゃく する for a custom or practice to take root in a place/group
This custom has become established among young people.
〈 事こと 〉 として 定てい 着ちゃく する to become established as a fixed practice or tradition
Cherry blossom viewing has become established as a Japanese spring tradition.
〈 事こと 〉 を 定てい 着ちゃく させる to make something take root or become established (causative)
〈 物もの 〉 が 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 定てい 着ちゃく する for a substance or organism to physically adhere to a surface
The algae has attached itself to the rock.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Related words· 7 定住 means settling down to live permanently in a place, while 定着 covers a broader range including physical sticking, cultural establishment, or technical fixation.
浸透 describes an idea or custom gradually permeating through a group, whereas 定着 emphasizes that it has firmly taken root and stayed.
固定 emphasizes actively fixing something so it cannot move (often transitive), whereas 定着 describes the resulting state of having become fixed or settled.
普及 stresses wide distribution or spread of something (like a technology), while 定着 stresses that it has become a fixed, lasting part of society.
Show 3 more 付着 focuses narrowly on a substance sticking to a surface, while 定着 can describe that same physical adherence or, more broadly, something becoming established.
定着する means a custom, idea, or word becomes firmly established in society, whereas 染み込む describes a feeling or lesson gradually sinking into an individual's mind.
定着する is a more formal term for a skill, habit, or custom becoming firmly established, while 付く is the general everyday verb used for such acquisition.
Opposites 剥離 means peeling or coming off, the opposite of 定着's sense of sticking or adhering firmly.
衰退 means declining or falling into disuse, the opposite of a custom or practice becoming 定着 (established) in society.
Etymology Compound of 定 (てい, 'fixed, settled') and 着 (ちゃく, 'arrive, attach'). The combination conveys the idea of arriving at a fixed state or becoming attached firmly.
The company wants to firmly establish the new system within the organization.
retention rate; employee retention rate · fixation rate
