JLPT N3 · Verb

届く (todoku)

届く (とどく, todoku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to reach; to touch”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とどく
Romaji: todoku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound) · godan verb, intransitive
to be delivered; to arrive · godan verb, intransitive
to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough · godan verb, intransitive · as 目が届く, 神経が届く, etc.
to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

彼女の声は騒音でよく届かなかった。

Her voice did not carry well over the noise.

Tatoeba #94199

姉の髪は肩まで届きます。

My sister's hair reaches to her shoulders.

Tatoeba #81402

私あての手紙は届いていますか？

Have any letters arrived for me?

Tatoeba #168098

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 届く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	届く	とどく todoku
Polite (~masu)	届きます	とどきます todokimasu
Negative	届かない	とどかない todokanai
Polite negative	届きません	とどきません todokimasen
Past	届いた	とどいた todoita
Polite past	届きました	とどきました todokimashita
Negative past	届かなかった	とどかなかった todokanakatta
Te-form	届いて	とどいて todoite
Potential	届ける	とどける todokeru
Passive	届かれる	とどかれる todokareru
Causative	届かせる	とどかせる todokaseru
Volitional	届こう	とどこう todokou
Imperative	届け	とどけ todoke
Conditional (~ba)	届けば	とどけば todokeba

Kanji in 届く

届

deliver, reach, arriveカイ・とど.ける・-とど.け · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 届く.

届けるとどけるto deliver届とどけreport

Source: JMdict entry 1457200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.