N2 Reasons, Causes, and Expectations

~につき: meaning, usage and examples

~につき means: due to... / because of... (formal).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 工事中こうじちゅうにつき、通行止つうこうどめです。

   Due to construction, the road is closed.

2. 雨天うてんにつき、試合しあいは中止ちゅうしです。

   Due to rain, the match is canceled.

3. 店内てんない改装かいそう中ちゅうにつき、しばらく休業きゅうぎょういたします。

   Due to interior renovations, we will be closed for a while.

4. 本日ほんじつは満席まんせきにつき、予約よやくのお客様きゃくさまのみご案内あんないしております。

   We are fully booked today, so we are only seating guests with reservations.

When to use it

につき gives the reason for a notice or an announcement: "due to" or "because of." You see it on signs, posters and official letters, as in 改装かいそう中ちゅうにつき、休業きゅうぎょういたします. A separate meaning, "per," also uses につき: 一人ひとりにつき三さん枚まいまで. Context tells you which meaning is meant.

Nuance

Very formal and written, used for public notices, business letters and announcements. It is not used in everyday conversation, and it does not express personal feelings. The noun before it is usually a situation such as 工事こうじ中ちゅう, 満席まんせき, 休業きゅうぎょう日び, 雨天うてん.

Compare

のため(に) also means "because of" and works in both speech and writing: 雨あめのため、中止ちゅうしです. につき is stiffer and typical of notices. による / により also gives a cause in formal style: 大雨おおあめにより運休うんきゅう. につき usually follows a short noun on a sign.

Tip: Picture a sign on a shop door: 本日ほんじつ休業きゅうぎょう日びにつき. If you would not write it on a sign or in an official letter, use のため instead.