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就く (つく): to settle in (place), to take (seat position), to study (under teacher) — Japanese vocabulary

就く is read つく and means "to settle in (place), to take (seat position), to study (under teacher)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

就く

Reading
つく · tsuku
Translation
to settle in (place), to take (seat position), to study (under teacher)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
つくがつくが

Example

友人の好意で職に就くことができた。

ゆうじんのこういでしょくにつくことができた。

I was able to get a job through the good offices of my friend.

Kanji in this word

  • 就 — Concerning, Settle, Take Position

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