着 — don, arrive, wear

ちゃく着 don

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes

U+7740 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #376 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #594 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

don
arrive
wear
counter for suits of clothing

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ちゃく chaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

着(ちゃく) chaku arrival 定(てい) 着(ちゃく) teichaku settlement 新(しん) 着(ちゃく) shinchaku new arrival 着(ちゃく) 実(じつ) chakujitsu steady 着(ちゃく) 手(しゅ) chakushu commencement 決(けっ) 着(ちゃく) kecchaku settlement 着(ちゃく) 用(よう) chakuyou wearing 着(ちゃく) 目(もく) chakumoku attention

き・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

着(き) る kiru to wear 着(き) 物(もの) kimono kimono 下(した) 着(ぎ) shitagi underwear 着(き) せる kiseru to dress someone 水(みず) 着(ぎ) mizugi swimsuit 上(うわ) 着(ぎ) uwagi jacket 着(き) 替(が) える kigaeru to change clothes 着(き) 替(が) え kigae changing clothes

つ tsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

着(つ) く tsuku to arrive 落(お) ち着(つ) く ochitsuku to calm down たどり着(つ) く tadoritsuku to arrive at 着(つ) ける tsukeru to put on 行(い) き着(つ) く ikitsuku to arrive at

ちゃっ cha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

着(ちゃっ) 工(こう) chakkou start of construction

Stroke order

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Components

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ひつじ羊 sheep #123

丿 slash

め目 eye #109

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#109 目 eye

着 — don, arrive, wear

Meanings

word

ちゃく chaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

き・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

つ tsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ちゃっ cha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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着 — don, arrive, wear

Meanings

word

ちゃく chaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

き ・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

つ tsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ちゃっ cha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

き・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).