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Meaning of 就く in Japanese
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就く, 即くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingつく
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Romajitsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending
- Meaning
- to ascend (the throne); to accede
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice
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Examples of 就く, 即く, つく in a sentence
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I was able to get a job through the good offices of my friend.
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There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out.
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The interview went off so well that he got the job.
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My father has no longer a responsible position.
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Father resigned from his position for a better one.
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表面的な物事に一喜一憂する人が人を管理する立場につくべきではない。
Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 就く
- Plain Polite
- 就きます
- Negative
- 就かない
- Negative Polite
- 就きません
Past
- Plain
- 就いた
- Plain Polite
- 就きました
- Negative
- 就かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 就きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 就いて
- Plain Polite
- 就きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 就かれる
- Plain Polite
- 就かれます
- Negative
- 就かれない
- Negative Polite
- 就かれません
Related Kanji
即
JLPT 1
7 strokes
instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt
On'Yomi: ソク
Kun'Yomi: つ.く, つ.ける, すなわ.ち
就
JLPT 1
12 strokes
concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
On'Yomi: シュウ, ジュ
Kun'Yomi: つ.く, つ.ける