到着 (とうちゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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到着する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for arrival of people, vehicles, goods, or messages. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

着つくN5
着く is a casual verb meaning 'to arrive', while 到着 is the formal noun/suru-verb used in announcements, schedules, and written contexts.
到とう達たつN1
到達 emphasizes reaching a goal, level, or destination (often abstract), whereas 到着 refers to the concrete physical arrival of people or things.
到とう来らいN1
到着 refers to the physical arrival of people, vehicles, or objects, while 到来 is used for the coming of abstract things like seasons, eras, or opportunities.
来くるN5
到着する is a formal, often written word for arriving, while 来る is the plain, everyday verb for coming.

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発はっ着ちゃくN1
到着 refers only to arrival, whereas 発着 covers both the departure and arrival of vehicles like trains or planes.
届とどくN4
到着する is a more formal, often written word for arrival (trains, flights, shipments), while 届く is the everyday word for something being delivered or reaching someone.
着ちゃく地ち
到着 means arriving at a destination in general (trains, people, packages), whereas 着地 specifically describes touching down on the ground.

出しゅっ発ぱつN4
出発 means 'departure', the direct opposite of 到着 'arrival'.
発はっするN1
到着する means to arrive, the opposite of 発する's sense of departing from a place.
旅たび立だつN1
到着 means to arrive at a destination, the direct opposite of 旅立つ's sense of setting off on a journey.

決けっ着ちゃく
到着 shares the kanji 着 with 決着 but means 'arrival', not 'settlement of a dispute'.
殺さっ到とうN1
到着 shares the kanji 到 and means simply 'arrival', while 殺到 uses 殺 to convey a violent, overwhelming rush of arrivals or requests all at once.
先せん着ちゃくN1
到着 simply means 'arrival' with no implication of order, while 先着 specifically means arriving before others.

Sino-Japanese compound of 到 (arrive) and 着 (arrive/attach). The kanji combination reinforces the meaning of reaching a destination.