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Kanji Detail for 達 - "to reach, to accomplish"

達

  • Meaning

    達 means "to reach, to accomplish." Also associated with to convey.

    1. Reach - To arrive at; to attain.

    2. Accomplish - To achieve; to fulfill.

    3. Convey - To deliver; to transmit.

  • Words using 達

    • 調達 ちょうたつ Listen supply; provision; raising
    • 友達 ともだち Listen friend; companion
    • 達成 たっせい Listen achievement; attainment; accomplishment
    • 通達 つうたつ Listen notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)
    • 伊達 だて Listen elegance; dandyism; sophistication
    • 発達 はったつ Listen development; growth; progress
    • 配達 はいたつ Listen delivery
    • 伝達 でんたつ Listen transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery

  • Four-character idioms with 達

    • 上意下達 じょういかたつ Listen conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
    • 下学上達 かがくじょうたつ Listen beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
    • 下意上達 かいじょうたつ Listen conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top
    • 四通八達 しつうはったつ Listen traffic network extending in all directions
    • 明朗闊達 めいろうかったつ Listen upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
    • 自由闊達 じゆうかったつ Listen free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious

  • Tattoo check: 達

    • Verified meaning: to reach, to accomplish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる, さとし, さとる, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to convey

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 達

    Given names 達(いたる)Listen 達(さとし)Listen 達(さとる)Listen 達(すすむ)Listen 達(たつ)Listen 達(たつし)Listen 達(たっす)Listen 達(とおる)Listen

    Surnames 達(たつる)Listen 達(だてざき)Listen 達(だる)Listen 達(つじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    accomplished; reach; arrive; attain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    arrive at, reach; intelligent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Da

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to reach, to arrive at; intelligent

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To open up. Such as saying 四通八達 (accessible from all directions). All passing through from here to there without obstruction is called 達. Such as 直達 (direct), 達到 (reach). | Prominent. Such as saying 達官貴人 (high officials and nobles). | Understanding principles. "Analects" says "Ci was 達." Today, not being bound by worldly conventions is called 達. Such as 達觀 (philosophical outlook).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    da(ダ) ダ

    tatsu(タツ) タツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tachi(たち) たち

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    reach accomplish convey arrive attain achieve carry out complete deliver execute finish fulfill gain obtain realize succeed transmit

Sentences including 達

  • We are anxious about your health.

  • We went to paris in the course of our travels.

  • We may as well stay where we are.

  • We're going to have a test today.

  • A friend comes to play at our house tomorrow.

  • All our attempts failed.

  • The man swimming in the river is my friend.

  • He is ahead of us in mathematics.

  • He had friends all over the world.

  • She tried to make friends with him.

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