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So I looked up つける and saw it can be written as:

> 付ける
>
> 着ける
>
> 附ける

And they all seem to have the exact same definition: `to attach, to join, to
add, to append,` etc. So are these "spellings" interchangeable or is there
some difference?
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Which つける do I use?
As is usual with homophonous kanjis, there is a general one, which, in this
case, is 付ける. That means, in general, the other kanjis can be replaced with
this one, but not the other way around. 着ける is used when the attachment is
along a surface, especially in wearing clothes (that is, the clothes touch the
skin along surfaces). 附ける means to append, and I think it is an archaic kanji.
Most often, you can find it in combnations like 附属 or 附設 (archaic form of 付属
and 付設), especially in proper names like 久留米大学附設 高等学校・中学校.
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