How to say "attend" in Japanese

• 仕えるつかえるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers 'attend' only in the sense of attending upon someone — serving a lord, master, or employer. It is not the word for attending a meeting, class, or event.
  コックは家族かぞくに長年ながねん仕つかえた。↗

  The cook served the family for many years.
• 立ち会うたちあうCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbAttending in the sense of being present while something happens, as a witness or involved party — most distinctively at a birth, but also at meetings and similar occasions where your presence matters.
• 執るとるCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThis is 'attend to' rather than 'attend': taking charge of or dealing with business and affairs. It never means showing up at an event, so it fits only the 'attend to' phrasing.
• 通うかようJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe word for attending a place you go to regularly — school, work, or a class. It covers 'attend school' and shades into 'commute', but not one-off events or gatherings.
  ６歳さい以上いじょうの子供こどもは学校がっこうに通かよわなければならない。↗

  Children of six and above should attend school.
• 連なるつらなるJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbGlossed 'attend', but seldom the word you actually want: it suggests taking a seat among those present at a gathering, and its core meaning is of people or things lining up in a row.

Choose 「通う」 for regularly attending a school or workplace, 「立ち会う」 for being present as something happens, 「執る」 for attending to business, 「仕える」 for serving a superior, and 「連なる」 only marginally for taking part in a gathering.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 仕えるつかえるto serve
• 立ち会うたちあうto be present (esp. during a birth)
• 執るとるto take (trouble)
• 看取るみとるto care for (the sick)
• 見に出かけるみにでかけるto go to see (something)
• 通うかようto go to (school, work, etc.)
• 連なるつらなるto attend
• 列するれっするto attend
• 出るでるto attend
• かかるto attend
• 付くつくto accompany
• 臨むのぞむto attend (e.g. a function)