つく

Also written 点く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning See also: つく.
2. to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on

Example sentences

• 多くの人が日常のことについて文を書く。
  Most people write about their daily life.
• 自由について私に話したかったの？
  You wanted to tell me about freedom?
• 高校時代について最も後悔することを人々に尋ねると大抵の人は決まってこう言う。時間を無駄にしすぎていた、と。
  When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
• 彼女はそのことについて話したくないんだよ。
  She doesn't want to talk about it.
• 君たちは何について話しているのですか。
  What are you talking about?

Common phrases

• 嘘をつく (うそをつく) to tell a lie
• 隙をつく (すきをつく) to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.)
• 底をつく (そこをつく) to run out of
• 意表をつく (いひょうをつく) to take (someone) by surprise

Words containing つく

• 思いつく (おもいつく) to think of
• 追いつく (おいつく) to catch up (with)
• 結びつく (むすびつく) to be related

And 112 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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