につき
(Nitsuki)
due to / because of / per.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + につき (for both senses, disambiguated by context).
- ＋Reason sense: formal 'because of', often on signs: 工事中につき、通行禁止 ('closed due to construction').
- ＋Distributive sense: 一人につき1000円 ('1000 yen per person').
Examples
1.
本日は定休日につき、閉店いたします。
Honjitsu wa teikyuu bi nitsuki, heiten itashi masu.
As today is our regular closing day, we are closed.
「due to / because of / per」
2.
お一人につき、1000円です。
O hitori ni tsuki, 1000 en desu.
It's 1000 yen per person.
「due to / because of / per」