就 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「尤」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「尤」
- On
- シュウしゅう · shū
- Kun
- つ(く)tsu(ku)
- Meaning
- to take up (a post); settle into
Stroke order
Origin
京 "a lofty building" plus 尤; arriving at a high place — hence "to take up a position."
Readings and examples
| Onシュウしゅうshū | 就任しゅうにん就寝しゅうしん去就きょしゅう |
|---|---|
| Onジュじゅju | 成就じょうじゅ |
| Kunつくtsuku | 就くづく Compare: 着く・付く |
| Kunつけるtsukeru | 就けるつける Compare: 着ける・付ける |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 就職しゅうしょく
getting a job
- 就任しゅうにん
taking up a post
- 就寝しゅうしん
- 就寐しゅうび
Example
兄は春に就職する。
My older brother starts a job in spring.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)