引っ付く・引っつく|ひっつくhittsuku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
引っ付く引っ付く（ひっつく） is the more common written form and is recommended for beginners. It is written with a mixture of kanji and kana.
引っつく引っつく（ひっつく） is a less common written variant of 引っ付く（ひっつく）. It is also written with a mixture of kanji and kana.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引っ付く（ひっつく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引っ付きます（ひっつきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 引っ付かない（ひっつかない） |
| polite (masen) | 引っ付きません（ひっつきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 引っ付かず・引っ付かぬ（ひっつかず・ひっつかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 引っ付いた（ひっついた） |
| polite (mashita) | 引っ付きました（ひっつきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引っ付かなかった（ひっつかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引っ付きませんでした（ひっつきませんでした） |
| Te form | 引っ付いて（ひっついて） |
| Potential | 引っ付ける（ひっつける） |
| Passive | 引っ付かれる（ひっつかれる） |
| Causative | 引っ付かせる（ひっつかせる） |
| Causative passive | 引っ付かせられる・引っ付かされる（ひっつかせられる・ひっつかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 引っ付けば（ひっつけば） |
| tara | 引っ付いたら（ひっついたら） |
| Volitional | 引っ付こう（ひっつこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 引っ付きましょう（ひっつきましょう） |
| Imperative | 引っ付け（ひっつけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymくっつくNeutralThe most general word for sticking or pressing close; 「引っ付く」 is simply its more colloquial variant.
- Synonym付くつくNeutralThe broadest verb for things attaching — stains, scars, interest and more. 「引っ付く」 is more colloquial and adds a tight-sticking feel.
- Synonym付着ふちゃくWrittenLeans written: adhesion, as in 「汚れが付着」. An objective, descriptive way of saying something has stuck on.
- Synonym張り付くはりつくNeutralUsed when a thin thing presses flat onto a surface and stays; also for shadowing someone. 「引っ付く」 is the more colloquial word.
- SynonymこびりつくNeutralFor grime stuck fast and hard to remove; also an impression that will not leave you. Carries a stubborn, won't-come-off nuance.
- SynonymへばりつくCasualColloquial: to cling flat against a surface, as in 「壁にへばり付く」. Suggests pressing your whole body against something.
- Related密着みっちゃくWrittenLeans written/formal: pressing tightly together; also staying right beside someone for close coverage, as in 「密着取材」.
- Related粘着ねんちゃくWrittenLeans written: adhesion, as in 「粘着テープ」. Has a somewhat technical flavor.
- Related接着せっちゃくWrittenBonding two objects together, as in 「接着剤」; covers gluing as well as adhesion from mere contact. Leans toward technical usage.
- Related吸い付くすいつくNeutralSticks the way a suction pad does, as in 「吸い付くような肌」. Adds a sucking, drawn-on feel that 「引っ付く」 lacks.
- Related粘りつくねばりつくNeutralSticks by being sticky, like syrup; the emphasis is on viscous adhesion rather than simple contact.
- RelatedしがみつくNeutralTo grip on for dear life; also figuratively refusing to let go of something. The focus is forceful holding, not mere contact.
- Related絡みつくからみつくNeutralTo twine or coil around something; also to pester someone relentlessly. The image is winding around, not flat contact.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralAntonym: to come apart or move away — the opposite of two things sticking together.
- Antonym剥がれるはがれるNeutralAntonym: to peel or come off — what happens when something stuck breaks free.
For everyday 'stick to', 「くっつく」 is the all-purpose word and 「引っ付く」 its colloquial variant, also slang for a couple getting together. Use 「こびり付く」 for grime that won't come off, 「張り付く」 for thin sheets or shadowing someone, 「吸い付く」 for suction, 「粘りつく」 for sticky things, 「剥がれる」 for peeling off. 「密着」「粘着」「接着」「付着」 are written or technical; 「付く」 is the broadest verb.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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