What is the Kanji for "Belong"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Belong", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Belong" is "属".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Zoku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "禹" . And The radical "尸" means "Corpse" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "属" mean in japanese?

"属" means "Belong".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

属する: "Belong to". The Japanese verb '属する (ぞくする)' means 'to belong to'. It is used to indicate that something or someone is part of a group, organization, or category. This verb often implies a close association or affiliation with the thing or group one belongs to. For example: I belong to this club - (私はこのクラブに属している). This bird belongs to the crow family - (この鳥は烏科に属する).

金属: "Metal". The Japanese noun '金属 (きんぞく)' refers to a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, and capable of conducting electricity and heat. Metals such as iron, gold, silver, and copper are examples of '金属 (きんぞく)'. This noun is commonly used to describe various metallic objects, tools, and materials. For example: The metal is strong - (金属は強い). The statue is made of metal - (その像は金属でできている).

所属: "Belong". The Japanese verbal noun '所属 (しょぞく)' means 'to belong'. This term is used to describe the relationship between a person or thing and the group, organization, or place that they are a part of. It indicates that something is included, associated with, or affiliated with a particular entity. For example: I belong to the tennis club - (私はテニスクラブに所属しています). She belongs to the company - (彼女はその会社に所属しています).

付属: "Attachment". The Japanese verbal noun '付属 (ふぞく)' means 'attachment'. It refers to something that is connected or appended to a main item. It can be used to describe physical attachments, like accessories or add-ons, or conceptual attachments, like additional functions or features. For example: The camera has an attachment to take wide-angle photos - (カメラに広角写真を撮るための付属品があります). The software has an attachment for data analysis - (そのソフトウェアにはデータ分析の付属機能がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.