着 – don, arrive, wear

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The kanji 着 means don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チャク、ジャク (chaku, jaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける (kiru, kiseru, tsuku, tsukeru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チャク	chaku
On’yomi	ジャク	jaku
Kun’yomi	き.る	kiru
Kun’yomi	き.せる	kiseru
Kun’yomi	つ.く	tsuku
Kun’yomi	つ.ける	tsukeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: ノ・王・并・目・羊.

Words using 着

上着うわぎcoat着るきるto wear (from the shoulders down)着くつくto arrive at着物きものkimono下着したぎunderwear到着とうちゃくarrival着けるつけるto attach着ちゃくarrival着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily肌着はだぎunderwear水着みずぎbathing suit落着くおちつくto calm down着替えきがえchanging clothes着せるきせるto put clothes on (someone)寝間着ねまきnightclothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's clothes)先着せんちゃくarriving first着手ちゃくしゅstarting work (on)着色ちゃくしょくcolouring着席ちゃくせきtaking a seat着目ちゃくもくattention着陸ちゃくりくlanding着工ちゃっこうstarting (construction) work執着しゅうじゃくattachment

Example sentences

男性の方は上着を着用してください。

Jackets are requested for men.

Tatoeba #127151

「あの赤い服を着るのはよしなさい」「なぜいけないの」

"You had better not wear the red dress." "Why not?"

Tatoeba #237263

あなたがロンドンに着く頃には晩秋となっているだろう。

It will be late autumn when you get to London.

Tatoeba #234138

Kanji with the same radical

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