吸着|きゅうちゃくkyuuchaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, chemistryadsorption
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbadhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 吸着する（きゅうちゃくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 吸着します（きゅうちゃくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 吸着しない（きゅうちゃくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 吸着しません（きゅうちゃくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 吸着せず・吸着せぬ（きゅうちゃくせず・きゅうちゃくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 吸着した（きゅうちゃくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 吸着しました（きゅうちゃくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 吸着しなかった（きゅうちゃくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 吸着しませんでした（きゅうちゃくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 吸着して（きゅうちゃくして） |
| Potential | 吸着できる（きゅうちゃくできる） |
| Passive | 吸着される（きゅうちゃくされる） |
| Causative | 吸着させる（きゅうちゃくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 吸着させられる（きゅうちゃくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 吸着すれば（きゅうちゃくすれば） |
| tara | 吸着したら（きゅうちゃくしたら） |
| Volitional | 吸着しよう（きゅうちゃくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 吸着しましょう（きゅうちゃくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 吸着しろ（きゅうちゃくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym付着ふちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for sticking or attachment, as in 「汚れが付着」; unlike 「吸着」 it does not imply suction.
- Synonym吸い付くすいつくNeutralNative verb for being sucked onto a surface; the everyday word for suction-like sticking, while 「吸着」 is more written and covers the scientific phenomenon.
- Related粘着ねんちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for adhesion through stickiness, as in 「粘着テープ」; the emphasis is on stickiness rather than suction.
- Related引っ付くひっつくNeutralColloquial verb for sticking together; also loosely said of a man and woman becoming a couple. 「吸着」 is the more written term.
- Related癒着ゆちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose: in medicine, tissues adhering together; figuratively, cozy collusion, as in 「政官の癒着」.
- RelatedくっつくNeutralThe most general, colloquial verb for things sticking together; 「吸着」 is the technical, written term for adsorption.
- Related密着みっちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for close, firm adhesion, or for a reporter staying glued to a subject; no emphasis on suction.
- Related固着こちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for being firmly attached; also figurative for staying fixed in one place, stressing immobility rather than suction.
- Related張り付くはりつくNeutralColloquial verb for thin things sticking flat to a surface, or for someone sticking close and never leaving.
- Related粘りつくねばりつくNeutralColloquial verb for sticking in a sticky, gooey way; the nuance is viscous stickiness, while 「吸着」 centers on adsorption.
- RelatedへばりつくNeutralColloquial verb for clinging or lying flat and tight against a surface, as in 「地面にへばり付く」.
- Related粘つくねばつくNeutralColloquial verb for being sticky, as in 「手が粘つく」; the focus is on the sticky feel to the touch.
- RelatedこびりつくNeutralColloquial verb for grime or residue sticking fast; carries the nuance of being hard to remove.
- Related凝着ぎょうちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose, mainly a physics term: different substances adhering when they come into contact.
- Related膠着こうちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for agglutination, but mostly figurative for a deadlocked situation, as in 「膠着状態」.
- Antonym脱着だっちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose, usually for attaching and detaching; as a technical term it means desorption, the opposite of 「吸着」 in that sense.
- Antonym剥離はくりWrittenWritten/formal prose for peeling off or coming away; the direct opposite of 「吸着」.
Everyday suction-like sticking is 「吸い付く」; 「吸着」 also works but is more written, and is the term for gases or liquids adhering to a solid surface. For plain sticking, the general colloquial choice is 「くっつく」. The other verbs specify manner—flat, sticky, or people pairing up—while the written nouns 「付着」「粘着」「固着」「密着」「凝着」「癒着」「膠着」 each stress a different nuance. For the reverse, use 「剥離」, or 「脱着」 for technical desorption.
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