Single kanji#2,357 most used
就く
Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to be employed
ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
彼は新しい仕事に就いた。
He took a new job.
written for Tangoya
IN OTHER SENTENCES
MEANINGS
1
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed
godan verb · intransitive
TANGOYA ASKS
2
to ascend (the throne); to accede
godan verb · intransitive
3
to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart
godan verb · intransitive
4
to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice
godan verb · intransitive
SOUNDS THE SAME
着くto arrive at; to reachつく
点くto be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fireつく · not in tangoya
吐くto breathe out; to breatheつく · not in tangoya
付くto be attached; to stickつく突くto poke; to thrust; to strikeつくつくto tell (a lie)DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#2,357 most used
Written就く、即く
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium