就く (つく) — to take (a position), to assume (office)
就く
to take (a position)
Frequency #4822
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-ku) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5k, vi)
tsuku
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
つく[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to take (a position)
- to assume (office)