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Kanji 着: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 着: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Key takeaways

Kanji 着: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

着
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Meaning

donarrivewearcounter for suits of clothing

On reading

チャクジャク

Kun reading

き.るき.せるつ.くつ.ける

Radical

目

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 着

don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Kanji structure breakdown

着

Structure breakdown

羊 + 丿 + 目

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine wearing clothes made of sheep's (羊) wool and walking down a path (丿) with your eyes (目) on the destination. The sheep's wool represents 'wearing', while the eye fixed on the goal represents 'arriving'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チャク
  • 執着しゅうじゃく

    attachment / fixation / obsession

  • 先着せんちゃく

    first come, first served

  • 着ちゃく

    counter for clothes / arriving / wearing

  • 着手ちゃくしゅ

    start / begin work or action

  • 着色ちゃくしょく

    coloring / dyeing

  • 着席ちゃくせき

    sit down / take a seat

  • 着目ちゃくもく

    attention / focus / notice

  • 着陸ちゃくりく

    landing / touchdown

Kun reading

き.る
  • 辿り着くたどりつく

    to arrive after struggling

  • 落着くおちつく

    to calm down / to settle down

  • 着せるきせる

    to dress someone / put on clothes

  • 着けるつける

    to attach / to add / to put on

  • 着るきる

    to put on (clothes)

  • 着くつく

    to arrive / to reach

Commonly used words

  • 執着
    しゅうじゃく

    attachment / fixation / obsession

  • 先着
    せんちゃく

    first come, first served

  • 着
    ちゃく

    counter for clothes / arriving / wearing

  • 着手
    ちゃくしゅ

    start / begin work or action

  • 着色
    ちゃくしょく

    coloring / dyeing

  • 着席
    ちゃくせき

    sit down / take a seat

  • 辿り着く
    たどりつく

    to arrive after struggling

  • 落着く
    おちつく

    to calm down / to settle down

  • 着せる
    きせる

    to dress someone / put on clothes

  • 着ける
    つける

    to attach / to add / to put on

  • 着る
    きる

    to put on (clothes)

  • 着く
    つく

    to arrive / to reach

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はいつも落ち着きがあります。

Translation

He is always calm.

Example 2

落ち着きがない子どもです。

Translation

The child is restless.

Example 3

彼女はパーティーのために着飾った。

Translation

She dressed up for the party.

Example 4

結婚式でみんな着飾っていた。

Translation

Everyone was dressed up at the wedding.

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