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Kanji 致: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 致: doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

Key takeaways

Kanji 致: doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

dothdosendforwardcauseexertincurengage

On reading

Kun reading

いた.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 致

doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

至 + 攵

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji combines 'reach' (至) and 'strike/action' (攵). It depicts the act of driving or pushing something until it reaches a specific state or goal. It means to cause something to happen or to exert effort to achieve a result.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 雅致がち

    elegance / good taste / refinement

  • 合致がっち

    agreement / matching / conformity

  • 一致いっち

    agreement / match / conformity

Kun reading

いた.す
  • 致すいたす

    (humble) to do

Commonly used words

  • 雅致
    がち

    elegance / good taste / refinement

  • 合致
    がっち

    agreement / matching / conformity

  • 一致
    いっち

    agreement / match / conformity

  • 致す
    いたす

    (humble) to do

Example sentences

Example 1

この庭の雅がとても美しいです。

Translation

The elegance of this garden is very beautiful.

Example 2

彼女の服装には雅が感じられます。

Translation

You can feel elegance in her outfit.

Example 3

意見が合して安心した。

Translation

I felt relieved when our opinions matched.

Example 4

資料の内容が合している。

Translation

The contents of the documents are in agreement.

Kanji 致: doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage | Daily Nihongo