至 – climax, arrive, proceed

6 strokesTaught in grade 6#996 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 至 means climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いた.る (itaru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 至 (no. 133).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	いた.る	itaru

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: 至 (Kangxi radical 133). Components: 一・土・厶.

Words using 至

至急しきゅうurgent至るいたるto arrive at (e.g. a decision)乃至ないしfrom ... to

Example sentences

彼女は私に至急電報を打ってきた。

She sent me an urgent telegram.

Tatoeba #89505

その語は広い意味を持つに至った。

The word has acquired a broad meaning.

Tatoeba #210813

この道は公園に至る。

This road goes to the park.

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Kanji with the same radical

致

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