How do you read 付け?

付け is read つけ (tsuke), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

What JLPT level is 付け?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 付け used in a sentence?

食事の準備から片付けまで、母は一人でやった。 — From preparing the meal to cleaning up, Mother did it alone.

How do you write 付け in romaji?

付け is written tsuke in romaji.

付つけ

つけ · tsuke

verb

Bill, bill of sale, payment invoice

tab (for later payment), credit
contact move, direct attack to an enemy stone
sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
dated, date, fixed, external

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Odaka

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Example sentences

食事の準備から片付けまで、母は一人でやった。

しょくじのじゅんびからかたづけまで、はははひとりでやった。

From preparing the meal to cleaning up, Mother did it alone.

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本を片付けます。

ほんをかたづけます。

I put away the books.

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弟と一緒に部屋を片付けた。

おとうとといっしょにへやをかたづけた。

I tidied the room together with my younger brother.

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夜まで荷物を片付けました。

よるまでにもつをかたづけました。

I put things away until night.

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付Adhere, Attach, Refer To 音ふ訓つ.ける・-つ.ける JLPT N3 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

寄付きふcontribution, donation 交付こうふdelivering, furnishing (with copies)付くつくto adjoin, to be attached, to adhere 付録ふろくappendix, supplement 付近ふきんneighborhood, vicinity 受付うけつけreception(ist) desk

Questions

What does 付け mean?

Bill, bill of sale, payment invoice. It can also mean: tab (for later payment), credit; contact move, direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers.

How do you pronounce 付け?

つけ (tsuke). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

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