Onyomi: ジャク, チャク · Kunyomi: き.せる, き.る, つ.く, つ.ける · Meanings: arrive, counter for suits of clothing, don, wear
Kanji for arrive, counter for suits of clothing, don, wear
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The kanji 着 combines the “eye” radical (目) with the character for “reach” or “arrive” (丿＋羊), symbolizing something coming into sight or reaching a destination. In ancient times, it represented arriving somewhere or putting on clothes properly. 着 came to mean wear, arrive, or reach, capturing action, completion, and presence.
Eyes noticing something arriving — 着 means to wear, arrive, or reach a destination.
Imagine putting on clothes or arriving at a place — that’s 着, the kanji for wearing or reaching.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 着 | ちゃく | arrival, arriving at ... | common JLPT-N1 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 着 | ぎ | clothes, outfit, uniform | Noun, used as a suffix |
| 着る | きる | to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on | common JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 着く | つく | to arrive at, to reach | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 付ける | つける | to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 着物 | きもの | kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length) | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing, alighting, touch down | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 履く | はく | to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 着せる | きせる | to put clothes on (someone), to dress, to clothe | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle |