N31484/1669

就つく

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

つく

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed
to ascend (the throne), to accede
to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart
to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice

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彼かれは新あたらしい役職やくしょくに就ついた。

He assumed a new position.

来月らいげつから有名ゆうめいな先生せんせいに就ついて茶道さどうを習ならう予定よていです。

I plan to study the tea ceremony under a famous teacher starting next month.

彼女かのじょはまだどの仕事しごとにも就ついていない。

She has not yet been employed in any job.

王子おうじは二十歳はたちで王位おういに就ついた。

The prince ascended to the throne at the age of twenty.

大学だいがくを卒業そつぎょうしてすぐに希望きぼうの職しょくに就つくことができるとは限かぎらない。

It is not always possible to take the desired job immediately after graduating from university.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)