つき・付き・付tsuki[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
づきzuki[2]odaka (tail-high)
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix)furnished with; including
    ああ、バスタブ付つきがいいな。↗
    Oh, a bath, please.
  2. noun, noun (suffix)attached to
  3. noun, noun (suffix)impression; appearance
  4. nounluck
    つきが、ずっと廻まわってこないと、あきらめない賭博師とばくしは危機ききをおかして、大金たいきんを狙ねらわざるをえなくなる。↗
    After a streak of bad luck, a persistent gambler will be forced to play for high stakes.
  5. nounsociality
  6. noun, noun (suffix)under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
  7. noun, noun (suffix)soup base
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related付き添いつきそいNeutralAttending on and looking after someone, as with a patient — the emphasis is on care. 「付き」 itself is mostly a suffix meaning 'included', as in 「朝食付き」.
  • Related付け人つけびとNeutralA personal assistant who looks after a sumo wrestler or entertainer; leans toward industry jargon.
  • Related付き人つきびとNeutralAn attendant-assistant to an entertainer or sumo wrestler; synonymous with 「付け人」.
  • Related供ともWrittenA companion or attendant; written and rather old-fashioned in flavor.
  • Related随員ずいいんFormalFormal: someone who travels with an important person, such as a member of a diplomatic mission.
  • Related随行ずいこうWrittenAccompanying a VIP, as in 「首相に随行」; written and leaning formal.
  • Related従者じゅうしゃWrittenA retainer or servant; written, with an old-fashioned ring.
  • Relatedお供おともNeutralAccompanying someone; a polite way to say you will go along, as in 「お供します」.
  • Related付き添い人つきそいにんNeutralThe person who attends on someone, e.g. a family member staying with a patient.
  • RelatedおそばNeutralSomeone's side or vicinity; by extension, an attendant at a noble's side. Respectful in tone.
  • Relatedお付きおつきNeutralA respectful term for the attendant or guard of a person of rank, as in 「お付きの者」.
  • RelatedおとぎWrittenWritten: attending on and keeping someone company; also a fairy tale, as in 「おとぎ話」.
  • Related伽とぎWrittenAttending to or nursing the sick and elderly; archaic and rarely used today.
  • Related供人ともびとWrittenWritten and archaic, rarely used today: simply someone who is with you — not necessarily an attendant.
  • Related侍者じしゃWrittenAn attendant serving at a temple or beside a person of rank; carries a religious coloring.
  • Related随行員ずいこういんWrittenA member of an official traveling party, as on a diplomatic visit; written and leaning formal.
  • Related陪従ばいじゅうWrittenWritten language, rare today: waiting upon and serving a person of high rank.
  • Related随従ずいじゅうWrittenWritten: following along behind someone; can also mean following others blindly, which carries a negative shade.
  • Related随身ずいじんWrittenHistorical: a bodyguard who attended nobles in ancient times.
  • Related随伴者ずいはんしゃWrittenA person who accompanies someone; written and not much used — in everyday speech say 「付き添い」.
  • RelatedアテンダントNeutralLoanword for service staff such as flight attendants, as in 「キャビンアテンダント」.
  • Antonym離ればなれNeutralA suffix for drifting away or losing interest, as in 「活字離れ」; contrasts with 「付き」 only roughly, as attachment versus detachment.
  • Antonym外しNeutralAn action noun for taking something off or removing it; contrasts with the 'included' 「付き」 only in whether something is attached or not.

Use 「付き」 as a suffix for 'included' or 'furnished with', as in 「朝食付き」. For attending to and caring for someone, pick 「付き添い」; to accompany someone politely, 「お供」; for an entertainer's or wrestler's personal assistant, 「付き人」; for formally accompanying a VIP, 「随行」. Most of the rest are written, formal, historical, or field-specific words for attendants and retinues, not everyday speech.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかが備そなわっていること。また、それも含ふくんでいること。
  2. ある物ものに、別べつの物ものがくっついていること。
  3. 外そとから受うける感かんじや、見た目みための様子ようす。
  4. 運うんのめぐりあわせ。運勢うんせい。
  5. 人ひととのつきあい。社交性しゃこうせい。
  6. ある人ひとの下もとで、その仕事しごとを補佐ほさする役目やくめ。
  7. 料理りょうりで、汁しるの味あじの基本きほんとなるだし。
English equivalents

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