属する|ぞくするzokusuru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb (irregular), intransitive verbto belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
    彼女かのじょはテニス部ぶに属ぞくしている。↗
    She belongs to the tennis club.
Conjugation
Dictionary form属する(ぞくする)
Polite (masu)属します(ぞくします)
Negative (nai)属しない(ぞくしない)
polite (masen)属しません(ぞくしません)
classical zu / nu属せず・属せぬ(ぞくせず・ぞくせぬ)
Past (ta)属した(ぞくした)
polite (mashita)属しました(ぞくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)属しなかった(ぞくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)属しませんでした(ぞくしませんでした)
Te form属して(ぞくして)
Potential属できる(ぞくできる)
Passive属される(ぞくされる)
Causative属させる(ぞくさせる)
Causative passive属させられる(ぞくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)属すれば(ぞくすれば)
tara属したら(ぞくしたら)
Volitional属しよう(ぞくしよう)
polite (mashou)属しましょう(ぞくしましょう)
Imperative属しろ(ぞくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym帰属きぞくWrittenA written/formal term for attribution, as in 「領土の帰属」; centers on who owns property or to whom rights belong.
  • Synonym属すぞくすNeutralThe godan conjugation of 「属する」 with the same meaning; rarely seen in actual use.
  • Related所属しょぞくNeutralRefers to the organization one belongs to, as in 「所属部署」; centers on a person's affiliation with a group and is typically used as a noun.
  • Related付属ふぞくNeutralMeans being attached to a main thing, as in 「付属品」 or 「付属高校」; emphasizes something accompanying or attached to the main body.
  • Antonym独立するNeutralMeans to be independent, the opposite of 「属する」 in the sense of being affiliated with or under something.
  • Antonym離脱するWrittenA written/formal word for breaking away from an organization or group, the opposite of belonging as expressed by 「属する」.

Use 「属する」 for belonging to an organization or category, as in 「哺乳類に属する」. For the unit a person belongs to, say 「所属」; for ownership of rights, 「帰属」; for something attached, 「付属」. The opposite is 「独立する」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. (ゾク、ショク)つきそう。つながる。集団しゅうだんの一員いちいんになる。
  2. (ゾク、ショク)ある事物じぶつの範疇はんちゅうに入はいる。
Kanji in this word

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