就く
つく
Also written 即く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed See also: つく.
- to ascend (the throne); to accede
- to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart
- to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice
Kanji
- 就 take up. Read as つく.
Example sentences
- 各自の部署に就け。
Go to your posts. - 宇宙科学はまだその緒に就いたばかりである。
Space science is still in its infancy. - 医者達は彼が死んだと思いましたが、今日彼はまだ生きており、健康で、仕事にも就いて家族もいます。
The doctors thought he was dead, but today he is still alive and healthy, and has a job and a family. - 悪い人間が国家の要職に就いていますね。
Bad people are at the helm of the nation. - わたしはいつもより遅く床に就いた。
I went to bed later than usual.
Common phrases
- 職に就く (しょくにつく) to take up employment
- 仕事に就く
- 座に就く
- 守備に就く
- 役職に就く
- 兵役に就く
- 職業に就く
- 要職に就く
- 定職に就く
- 公職に就く
- 後任に就く
- ポストに就く
- 床に就く (とこにつく) to go to bed
- 途に就く (とにつく) to set out (on a journey)
- 官に就く (かんにつく) to enter the government service
Related forms
- 就ける (つける) to install (a king, emperor, etc.) (transitive partner)
Words containing 就く
- 水の低きに就くが如し (みずのひくきにつくがごとし) nature takes its course