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Kotomora

到

arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • いた.る

Meaning

到 centers on reaching a destination or state: arriving somewhere, proceeding until you get there, attaining a goal, or a process resulting in an outcome.

Most common words using 到

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  • 到着とうちゃく
    N4

    arrival

  • 到達とうたつ
    N1

    reaching; attaining; arrival

  • 殺到さっとう
    N1

    rush; flood; deluge

  • 到来とうらい
    N1

    arrival; coming; advent

  • 到底とうてい
    N1

    (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

  • 周到しゅうとう

    careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

  • 前人未到ぜんじんみとう

    untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)

  • セル間の到着時間セルかんのとうちゃくじかん

    cell inter-arrival time

  • チャンス到来チャンスとうらい

    arrival of an opportunity; having a chance

  • 人跡未到じんせきみとう

    unexplored

  • 人間到る処青山ありにんげんいたるところせいざんあり

    home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; wherever there are humans, there are burial places

  • 到来物とうらいもの

    present (received from someone); gift

  • 到着プロセスとうちゃくプロセス

    arrival process

  • 到着ロビーとうちゃくロビー

    arrival lounge (of an airport)

  • 到着予定時刻とうちゃくよていじこく

    estimated time of arrival; ETA

  • 到着時刻とうちゃくじこく

    arrival time

  • 到着時間とうちゃくじかん

    arrival time; time of arrival

  • 到着次第とうちゃくしだい

    upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives

  • 到着音とうちゃくおん

    arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)

  • 到着駅とうちゃくえき

    station of arrival; destination

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Etymology

到 combines 至 (arrive, reach) with 刂 (knife), suggesting the idea of cutting through to arrive at a destination or result.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 至 means 'arrive', and the right side 刂 is a knife. Imagine cutting through obstacles with a knife to finally arrive at your destination.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture arriving at a tall tower (タワー) after a long journey: tower -> トウ, and you finally reach the top.