属
属 — Belong
belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
On’yomiゾク (zoku)
On’yomiショク (shoku)
Kun’yomiさかん (sakan)
Kun’yomiつく (tsuku)
Kun’yomiやから (yakara)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 属
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金属 | きんぞく kinzoku | metal |
| 所属 | しょぞく shozoku | belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to |
| 無所属 | むしょぞく mushozoku | independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
| 属する | ぞくする zokusuru | to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with |
| 帰属 | きぞく kizoku | belonging; ascription; attribution |
Study notes
属 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #912 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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