Meaning

Primary

To Belong To

Alternative

To Fall Under

Word Type

intransitive verb, する verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means belong so the verb vocab version is to belong to.

属する is a formal term for describing someone or something’s belonging to or being part of a group, category or classification.

Reading

ぞくする
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the one you learned with the kanji. This kanji is going to belong to you.

Context

Context Sentences

グループに属するのは私のガラじゃないんです。

I am not a type of person who belongs to a group.

四年生の時は誰のグループに属していたの?

Whose group were you in when you were in grade four?

チューリップはユリ科に属する花です。

Tulips are flowers that fall under the Liliaceae family.

サービス開始月は、サービス開始日が属する月となります。サービス開始日は、お客様がSIMカードの受け取られたことを弊社が確認した日となります。

The starting month of the service will be the month in which the service start date belongs to. The service start date will be the day on which we confirm that the customer has received the SIM card.

Kanji Composition