What is the Kanji for "Reach" and "Arrival"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Reach" and "Arrival", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Reach" and "Arrival" is "到".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Tou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "至" means "Arrive" and "Climax" and can be read as "Shi" and "Ita". And The radical "刂" means "Sword" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "到" mean in japanese?

"到" means "Reach" and "Arrival".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

到頭: "Finally". The adverb '到頭 (とうとう)' means 'finally'. It is used to indicate that something has happened or been achieved after a long period of time or effort. It conveys a sense of inevitability or resolution. For example: I finally finished my work - (到頭、私の仕事が終わった). He finally admitted his mistake - (到頭、彼は自分の過ちを認めた).

到底: "Absolutely". The adverb '到底 (とうてい)' means 'absolutely'. It is used to emphasize or strongly affirm something. It can express the impossibility or unlikelihood of something happening. For example: I absolutely cannot agree to that - (到底それには同意できない). It's absolutely impossible for me to finish the work by tomorrow - (私は明日までにその仕事を到底終えられません).

到着: "Arrival". The verbal noun '到着 (とうちゃく)' means 'arrival'. This word refers to the act of reaching a destination or the moment when someone or something arrives at a particular location. It can be used to describe the arrival of a person, vehicle, or event. For example: The train's arrival was delayed - (電車の到着が遅れた). We eagerly awaited the guest's arrival - (私たちはゲストの到着をわくわくと待っていた).

到達: "Reach". The verbal noun '到達 (とうたつ)' means 'reach'. It refers to the action or state of reaching or arriving at a destination, goal, or point. It can be used to describe both physical and metaphorical reaching. For example: The mountain climbers reached the summit - (登山者は山頂に到達した). The company reached its sales target for the quarter - (その会社は四半期の販売目標に到達した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.