How to say 'Reach' in Japanese | 届く

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The Japanese word for Reach is 'Todoku', written as 届く in Japanese.'Reach' in hiragana is とどく.

word

届く

Meaning

Reach

Reading

とどく

todoku

Kanji

届Report, Deliver

Explanation

The Japanese verb '届く (とどく)' means 'to reach' or 'to arrive'. It is commonly used to describe something physically reaching a destination, such as a package or letter. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something like a sound or message reaching someone. For example: The package reached my house「荷物が家に届いた」(にもつがいえにとどいた). My voice didn't reach her「私の声は彼女に届かなかった」(わたしのこえはかのじょにとどかなかった). Additionally, it can imply that something is within reach or achievable, as in 'The goal is within reach'「目標が届くところにある」(もくひょうがとどくところにある).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1263

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 届く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

届

Meaning

Report, Deliver

Hiragana in the Word 届く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

く

Reading

Words Related to 届く Through the Kanji 届

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 届 as well.

word

届ける

Meaning

Deliver

word

届け

Meaning

Delivery

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'Todoku' means 'Reach' .

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