Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

    to become rusted together; to become rusted shut

    さびつかせるよりもすり切らしたほうがいい。
    Better wear out than rust out.
  2. to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust

  3. to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

Also written 錆びつく【さびつく】錆付く【さびつく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rust, tarnish

Kun
さびくわ.しい
On
ショウセイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
gold

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-8-8SKIP code
8a8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8512.7Four corner code
2845deroo
9306Unicode hex code
1-27-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4877Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6296New Nelson (John Haig)
2188Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1556Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2771Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2793Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40523XMorohashi
qiang1Pinyin reading
chang, cheongKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

adhere, attach, refer to, append

Kun
つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
322 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 7

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Used in names as

つけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
2420.0Four corner code
2148deroo
4ed8Unicode hex code
1-41-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
363Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
124New Nelson (John Haig)
31New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
35Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1000Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1075Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
126Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
259Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
373Morohashi
574A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
192Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
192Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502sakade
302Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
602henshall3
454Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
365Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
62Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1009Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level