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到着

とうちゃく

arrival

Mnemonic

Two characters for arriving stacked one on the other, which is what makes it the formal word. Toe とう on the chalk ちゃく line, exactly when the plane said: とうちゃく.

Worth knowing

着く つく is the everyday arrive. 到着 is the noun, and it is the one on boards and announcements.

Built from

arrive
至 arrive + 刂 knife
arrive, wear
目 an eye at the bottom under a woolly top, something landing on you and staying there.

Words sharing these kanji

to calm down, to settle in to wear, to put on to arrive to change clothes

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