Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
5. to take root
6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
7. to side with; to belong to
8. to possess; to haunt
9. to be lit; to be lighted
10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12. to be sensed; to be perceived
13. to be lucky
from 運がつく
Suffix
Verb (5-dan, く)
14. to become (a state, condition, etc.)
after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words
Pitch accent
Top 500
Used in vocabulary (185 in total)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to jump at; to be attracted by
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to twine around
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to think of; to come up with
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to approach
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to be expensive; to be costly
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to jump at; to be attracted by
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
to come to an agreement
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to grapple; to wrestle
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to be sticky; to be close together
to gain weight; to put on weight
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to figure out; to get an idea
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to entwine; to follow about
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to twine around
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to approach
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to burn
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the question remains; it comes into question
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to entwine; to follow about
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to grapple; to wrestle
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to rut; to get on heat
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to come to an agreement; to come to a mutual understanding; to come to terms with each other; to reach an arrangement
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to take root; to strike root
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to bite at; to snap at; to sink one's teeth into
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to rut; to get on heat
to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to increase in value; to gain prestige
one can give a plausible argument for anything
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to think of; to come up with
to be expensive; to be costly
to figure out; to get an idea
to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to make contact
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to gain weight; to put on weight
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to come to an agreement
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
the question remains; it comes into question
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
to gain strength; to increase ability
to come to an agreement; to come to a mutual understanding; to come to terms with each other; to reach an arrangement
to take root; to strike root
to take the side of the enemy
to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed
one can give a plausible argument for anything
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to cling to; to rely on; to obtain something after badgering someone
Examples (24 in total)
Does it have a toilet?
The fire started immediately.
There is a lamp on the ceiling.