KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小312 strokesRadical 目#376 in newspapers
着 · don, arrive
着 is a kanji meaning don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- チャクchaku
- ジャクjaku
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- きるkiru
- きせるkiseru
- つくtsuku
- つけるtsukeru
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In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 着 · 27 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上着うわぎ | うわぎ | coat, jacket | N5 |
| 着るきる | きる | to put on (clothes above your waist); to wear | N5 |
| 着くつく | つく | to arrive at, to reach | N5 |
| 着物きもの | きもの | kimono; Japanese traditional dress | N4 |
| 下着したぎ | したぎ | underwear | N4 |
| 着けるつける | つける | to put on, to wear; to draw up | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 到着とうちゃく | とうちゃく | arrival | N3 |
| 落ち着くおちつく | おちつく | to calm down, to settle down | N2 |
| 着替えきがえ | きがえ | changing clothes, change of clothes | N2 |
| 着替えるきがえる | きがえる | to change (one's) clothes | N2 |
| 着せるきせる | きせる | to put on clothes | N2 |
| 着々ちゃくちゃく | ちゃくちゃく | steadily | N2 |
| 寝間着ねまき | ねまき | sleep-wear, pajamas | N2 |
| 肌着はだぎ | はだぎ | underwear | N2 |
| 水着みずぎ | みずぎ | bathing suit (woman's) | N2 |
| 落ち着きおちつき | おちつき | calm, composure | N1 |
| 着飾るきかざる | きかざる | to dress up | N1 |
| 先着せんちゃく | せんちゃく | first arrival | N1 |
| 辿り着くたどりつく | たどりつく | to reach, to make it somehow | N1 |
| 着手ちゃくしゅ | ちゃくしゅ | embarkation, launch | N1 |
| 着色ちゃくしょく | ちゃくしょく | coloring, coloring | N1 |
| 着席ちゃくせき | ちゃくせき | sit down, seat | N1 |
| 着目ちゃくもく | ちゃくもく | attention | N1 |
| 着陸ちゃくりく | ちゃくりく | landing, touch down | N1 |
| 着工ちゃっこう | ちゃっこう | start of (construction) work | N1 |
| 執着しゅうじゃく | しゅうじゃく | attachment, adhesion, tenacity | N1 |
| 執着しゅうちゃく | しゅうちゃく | attachment, adhesion, tenacity | N1 |
Example sentence
駅に着いたよ。
えきについたよ
I arrived at the station.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #158266 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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