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Kanji Detail for 到 - "to reach"

到

  • Meaning

    到 means "to reach." Also associated with to extend, upside down.

    1. To arrive - To reach a destination.

    2. To come - To approach.

    3. To extend - To reach every corner.

    4. Upside down - Inverted; to turn over.

  • Words using 到

    • 到着 とうちゃく Listen arrival
    • 到来 とうらい Listen arrival; coming; advent
    • 到達 とうたつ Listen reaching; attaining; arrival
    • 周到 しゅうとう Listen careful; thorough; meticulous
    • 到底 とうてい Listen (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all
    • 殺到 さっとう Listen rush; flood; deluge

  • Four-character idioms with 到

    • 前人未到 ぜんじんみとう Listen untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
    • 人跡未到 じんせきみとう Listen unexplored
    • 好機到来 こうきとうらい Listen advent of a golden opportunity
    • 時機到来 じきとうらい Listen a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when ...); opportunity knocking
    • 時節到来 じせつとうらい Listen the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)
    • 用意周到 よういしゅうとう Listen very careful; thoroughly prepared

  • Tattoo check: 到

    • Verified meaning: to reach
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる)
    • Also carries these associations: to extend, upside down

    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 到

    Given names 到(いたる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    go to, arrive, been to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to go to, to arrive

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

    To arrive; to reach. Having arrived at a place is called 到. | Thorough. Such as 懇到 (earnest), 周到 (considerate), meaning covering everything without omission.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ita.ru(いた-る) いた-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to reach to extend upside down reverse arrive attain come approach access accomplish achieve destination thorough

Sentences including 到

  • He arrived in time.

  • He will reach kyoto the day after tomorrow.

  • He arrived here last night.

  • Except for john , they all arrived.

  • We arrived at a hotel in rome.

  • Father got to his office on time.

  • The train is due at noon.

  • The plane will get in on time.

  • Given good weather , we will reach there tomorrow.

  • He arrived shortly after.

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