つける

tsukeru

to turn on

ichidan verbtransitive

Also written 点ける

Chinese meanings

打开（电器）

Examples

テレビをつけて。
Please turn on the television.
打开电视。
Tatoeba #201970
ラジオをつけてもかまいませんか。
Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
可以打开收音机吗？
Tatoeba #192597

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('edc22b8d98'); // つける

{
  "id": "edc22b8d98",
  "word": "つける",
  "reading": "つける",
  "romaji": "tsukeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to turn on"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1610400,
  "other_forms": [
    "点ける"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "テレビをつけて。",
      "en": "Please turn on the television.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201970
    },
    {
      "ja": "ラジオをつけてもかまいませんか。",
      "en": "Do you mind if I turn on the radio?",
      "tatoeba_id": 192597
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "0028c22d1522556ecf4f7e702615461722e16939ebf26cd13a403c411ad6a290",
    "meanings": [
      "打开（电器）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "テレビをつけて。",
        "zh": "打开电视。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ラジオをつけてもかまいませんか。",
        "zh": "可以打开收音机吗？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/edc22b8d98",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9370f00a23057a809e7ac2b797ab58452596e5318726d450344657ff8c39a6af"
  }
}