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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Kunyomi: き.る, き.せる, つ.く, つ.ける

Onyomi: チャク, ジャク

Composition: 羊 丿 目

着

Radical

Radical: 目

Reading: め

Meaning: eye

Strokes: 5

⽬

Examples

Examples with audio

到着する(とうちゃくする)   arrive

着席する(ちゃくせきする)   be seated

着実な(ちゃくじつな)   steady

着る(きる)   wear [v.i.]

着せる(きせる)   dress someone [v.t.]

着物(きもの)   kimono

着替える(きがえる)   change one's clothes

上着(うわぎ)   jacket

水着(みずぎ)   bathing suit

着く(つく)   arrive

Onyomi Examples

着 (チャク) arrival, arriving at ..., counter for items or suits of clothing, nth place (in a race), counter for moves

着衣 (チャクイ) clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes

決着 (ケッチャク) conclusion, decision, end, settlement

装着 (ソウチャク) equipping, installing, fitting, mounting, putting on

着す (ジャクス) to insist on, to cling to, to adhere to

愛着 (アイジャク) attachment, love, affection, fondness, addiction, craving

頓着 (トンチャク) being concerned about or mindful of

Kunyomi Examples

着る (きる) to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on, to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear

着類 (きるい) clothing

着せる (きせる) to put clothes on (someone), to dress, to clothe, to cover, to coat, to plate, to gild, to veneer, to pin (e.g. a crime on someone), to lay (blame), to charge (with an offence), to give (a bad name), to remind someone of (their indebtedness)

着く (つく) to arrive at, to reach, to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

付ける (つける) to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (a light), to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit, to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly, to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to

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