stick to

(personleft) + (glueglue)
★★★★★
5 strokes
DUPECOCK
COCK - it's part of a lot of really useful jukugo

BUT

In jukugo, 付 is usually written in HIRAGANA, whereas the other kanji of the jukugo are still written in kanji. Why?

Onyomi

FU

Mnemonic

It is FUCKED up to glue yourself to a person (your ex???) just to stick to her.

Kunyomi

( ) つ*ける I attach something
★★★★☆
( ) つ*く Something gets attached
★★★★☆

Jukugo

気を付けて(きをつけて)

be careful! ★★★★★
(mood) + (stick to) = 気を付けて (be careful!)

見付ける(みつける)

find ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
(look) + (stick to) = 見付ける (find)

find (your car keys that you thought you'd lost)ー BOOBOO: you don't use 見つける about things you're discovering for the first time. That's 発見 (はっけん)!

追い付く(おいつく)

catch up to ★★★★☆
(follow) + (stick to) = 追い付く (catch up to)

付き合う(つきあう)

date, be in a relationship ★★★★☆
(stick to) + (to suit) = 付き合う (date, be in a relationship)

Usually used like 今、誰かつきあってる? ('Are you seeing anyone now?') Stalinと付き合ってる. ('I'm dating Stalin.')

受付(うけつけ)

reception ★★★☆☆ NOKURI
(receive) + (stick to) = 受付 (reception)

the reception desk in an office.

気付いた(きづいた)

realize something ★★★☆☆
(mood) + (stick to) = 気付いた (realize something)

to belatedly realize something - d'oh! (also pronounced 気がついた)

片付ける(かたづける)

clean up, tidy ★★★☆☆
(fragment) + (stick to) = 片付ける (clean up, tidy)

clean up the room or desk. Not just sweep the floor but like straighten up all the papers, put the pens in a row, etc.

勇気付ける(ゆうきづける)

encourage ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(courage) + (mood) + (stick to) = 勇気付ける (encourage)

to encourage someone

に or が 近付く(ちかづく)

get close to destination ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(near) + (stick to) = 近付く (get close to destination)

to draw close to a physical destination or a goal.

添付(てんぷ) する

attach ★☆☆☆☆
(append) + (stick to) = 添付 (attach)

attatch (a file to your email) (read the attached instructions)

錆付いた(さびついた)

rusted / rusty ★☆☆☆☆ KANA
(rust) + (stick to) = 錆付いた (rusted / rusty)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
generation / instead of dot is on the outside
stick to GLUE - dot is on the inside!

"Stick to" is the only kanji where the dot is on the inside, so you could think of it as a dot of GLUE making the left and right right radicals stick to each other.

Used In

Synonyms

accompany
伴う    同伴する    添える    添付   
affiliated
所属    xxx附属yyy    付属   
connected or entangled
を絡む    に絡まる    に関わる    携わる    巻き付く   
organize
片付ける    整理    配列    整える