付属
ふぞく · fuzoku · JLPT N2 · noun
going with
📎 付 = attach + 属 = belong to: fuzoku means attached and belonging to something
付 (to attach) plus 属 (to belong to) gives the sense of being attached and belonging to a larger whole. For example, 付属校 is an affiliated school, a school tied to a university.
付 — person radical 亻 + hand 寸
付 originally pictured a hand (寸) reaching out to hand something to a person (亻), depicting the act of giving or delivering. The core sense 'to hand over, deliver, pay' has remained stable since ancient bronze inscriptions. It also serves as a phonetic component in characters like 附, 符, and 府.
属 — radical 尸 (corpse/body) + 禹/蜀 phonetic component
Originally written 屬, depicting a tail-like form attached to a body, suggesting connection or belonging. The 尸 radical relates to body/posture, while the lower component carried the sound. Over time the meaning extended from 'to join/attach' to 'belong to,' 'category,' and 'kind.'