attach

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ふ, and no kun reading is listed. It has 8 strokes. It appears in words for supplementary provisions and attached or affiliated things.
• Basic usage: 附則 is read ふそく and 附属 is read ふぞく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 附則 / 附属
  • 附則 means supplementary provision and is read ふそく. It refers to supplementary provisions, such as an effective date added to rules.
  • 会の規約の附則に施行日が記されています。 means “The effective date is stated in the supplementary provisions of the association's rules.”
  • 附属 means attached or affiliated and is read ふぞく. It describes an institution affiliated with a university or materials attached to a report.
  • 大学附属の図書館を見学した。 means “We toured the university's affiliated library.”