漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 312 strokesRadical
On
チャク
Kun
き(る)・つ(く)
Meaning
wear, arrive

Origin

ORIGIN

It comes from the character 著. It means clothes 'sticking to' the body (to wear) and 'arriving' at a place.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チャク着用・着手・土着
ジャク愛着・執着

「愛着」,「執着」は,「アイチャク」,「シュウチャク」とも。

きる着る・着物・晴れ着
きせる着せる・お仕着せ
つく着く・船着き場

Compare: 付く・就く

つける着ける

Compare: 付ける・就ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 着るきる

    to wear

  • 到着とうちゃく

    arrival

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

赤い ふくを きます。

I wear red clothes.

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