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到着 (とうちゃく, touchaku) Japanese meaning: arrival | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 到着する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 到とう 着ちゃく する 到とう 着ちゃく しない Polite 到とう 着ちゃく します 到とう 着ちゃく しません Past polite 到とう 着ちゃく しました 到とう 着ちゃく しませんでした Past 到とう 着ちゃく した 到とう 着ちゃく しなかった Te-form 到とう 着ちゃく して 到とう 着ちゃく しないで Desire 到とう 着ちゃく したい 到とう 着ちゃく したくない Potential 到とう 着ちゃく できる 到とう 着ちゃく できない Passive 到とう 着ちゃく される 到とう 着ちゃく されない Causative 到とう 着ちゃく させる 到とう 着ちゃく させない Causative passive 到とう 着ちゃく させられる 到とう 着ちゃく させられない Volitional 到とう 着ちゃく しよう Polite volitional 到とう 着ちゃく しましょう Imperative 到とう 着ちゃく しろ 到とう 着ちゃく するな Conditional 到とう 着ちゃく すれば 到とう 着ちゃく しなければ Tara conditional 到とう 着ちゃく したら 到とう 着ちゃく しなかったら
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The Shinkansen arrived on schedule.
Please wait for the arrival of your luggage.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 到とう 着ちゃく する to arrive at 〈place〉
The plane arrived at Narita at nine o'clock.
到とう 着ちゃく が 遅おく れる for the arrival to be delayed
Due to heavy snow, the arrival was delayed by two hours.
到とう 着ちゃく を 待ま つ to wait for someone's/something's arrival
I'm waiting at the airport for the guest's arrival.
〈 物もの 〉 が 到とう 着ちゃく する for a package/item to arrive
The package I ordered still hasn't arrived.
Related words· 8 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.
到達 emphasizes reaching a goal, level, or destination (often abstract), whereas 到着 refers to the concrete physical arrival of people or things.
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.
到着する is a formal, often written word for arriving, while 来る is the plain, everyday verb for coming.
Show 4 more 到着 refers only to arrival, whereas 発着 covers both the departure and arrival of vehicles like trains or planes.
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.
到着 means arriving at a destination in general (trains, people, packages), whereas 着地 specifically describes touching down on the ground.
Opposites 出発 means 'departure', the direct opposite of 到着 'arrival'.
到着する means to arrive, the opposite of 発する's sense of departing from a place.
到着 means to arrive at a destination, the direct opposite of 旅立つ's sense of setting off on a journey.
Don't confuse with 到着 shares the kanji 着 with 決着 but means 'arrival', not 'settlement of a dispute'.
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.
到着 simply means 'arrival' with no implication of order, while 先着 specifically means arriving before others.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 到 (arrive) and 着 (arrive/attach). The kanji combination reinforces the meaning of reaching a destination.
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到着する is a formal, neutral word for arrival used in schedules and announcements, whereas 辿り着く is colloquial and highlights the struggle of getting there.
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到着 means arriving at a destination, the opposite of 発進's launching or departing from a base.
かん
arrival time; time of arrival
as soon as it arrives; upon arrival
Show 5 more arrival on site; arrival at the scene
arrival on scene; arrival on location
arrival lounge; arrivals lobby
arrival process
estimated time of arrival; ETA
