How to say "paste" in Japanese

• 張るはるJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA verb for pasting or sticking something flat onto a surface, with a nuance of spreading it out; think of putting up a poster, notice, or similar paper.
  あなたの願書がんしょに最近さいきんの写真しゃしんを貼はりなさい。↗

  Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
• 貼り付けるはりつけるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe direct verb for pasting or sticking one thing onto another, emphasizing that it stays fixed there; photos, stickers, and labels are typical objects.
  彼かれは「壊れ物こわれもの注意ちゅうい」のステッカーを荷物にもつに貼り付はりつけた。↗

  He attached a "Fragile" label to the package.
• くっつけるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbA general verb for making things stick together or attaching one thing to another; it can cover pasting and gluing, and is usually written in kana alone.
  彼かれはその破片はへんをくっつけ合あわした。↗

  He stuck the broken pieces together.
• 糊のりJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA noun for paste or glue as a substance — the sticky material you spread on paper and the like; it names the stuff itself, not the act of pasting.
  彼かれはメモをドアに糊のりで貼はった。↗

  He pasted the notice on the door.
• 練りねりCommon
  prenominal modifier, nounA noun for thick paste of the edible kind, such as bean paste or mustard paste; it is not the adhesive — for paste or glue as a substance, use 糊.

Choose 「張る」 or 「貼り付ける」 to say you paste something onto a surface, 「くっつける」 for making things stick or attach generally; for the noun, 糊 is adhesive paste or glue, 「練り」 thick food paste.

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• 張るはるto stick
• 貼り付けるはりつけるto paste
• くっつけるto attach
• 糊のりpaste
• ペーストpaste (food, adhesive, etc.)
• パスタ剤パスタざいpaste
• ペースト状ペーストじょうpaste (form)
• 糊するのりするto paste
• 糊剤こざいpaste
• 貼り込むはりこむto paste
• 練りねりpaste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste)
• 張り込むはりこむto paste
• 練り土ねりつちpaste (for making pottery)