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届ける (とどける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
deliver ; send on ; forward
Transitive verb for causing something to reach a person or place, often with the pattern 物を相手・場所に届ける.
ぎょう
者しゃ
が
荷に
物もつ
を
家いえ
まで
届とど
け
て
くれ
た
。
The delivery company brought the package to my house.
2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
report ; notify ; file notice ; register
Used for formally reporting or registering information, especially with an organization or public authority; common patterns include 警察に届ける and 役所に届ける.
Written forms 届とど ける Usage 93%
Standard modern kanji spelling for both delivering something and filing or reporting something.
とどける Usage 7%
屆とど ける
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form using 屆; useful for recognizing older texts but not used in normal modern writing.
Similar words 届とど く Intransitive counterpart: 荷物が届く means the package arrives, while 荷物を届ける means someone delivers it.
送おく る Means to send something; 届ける focuses more on making sure it reaches the recipient or destination.
届とど け 出で る More explicitly means to file a report or notification with an authority; 届ける can also mean this, but is broader and also means to deliver physically.
Etymology The verb is closely related to 届く, 'to reach; to arrive', as a transitive Ichidan verb meaning to make something reach someone or to submit a notice. The kanji 届 is conventionally associated with reaching, delivery, and notification; the detailed historical derivation is not specified.
