Kanji Course
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Section 7
着
Meaning:
In Japanese, 着 means “to put on or to arrive”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | き、つ |
| Onyomi | ちゃく |
How to write it:
Origin:
It’s hard to remember 着 by its origin.
So I will think of a way to help you remember it.
着＝羊＋目。
羊 means “sheep”，目 means “eye”.
So you can remember 着 as a fly arrive at the eye of sheep.
Below is the origin and development of the kanji 羊.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 着る | きる | to wear |
| Basic | 着く | つく | to arrive |
| Basic | 上着 | うわぎ | jacket |
| Basic | 着物 | きもの | kimono |
| Basic | 下着 | したぎ | underwear |
| Inter | 落ち着く | おちつく | to calm down |
| Inter | 到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
| Inter | 定着 | ていちゃく | fixation |
| Inter | 辿り着く | たどりつく | to arrive |
| Inter | 着せる | きせる | to dress |
| Adv | 決着 | けっちゃく | settlement |
| Adv | 着替える | きがえる | to change clothes |
| Adv | 執着 | しゅうちゃく | attachment |
| Adv | 着用 | ちゃくよう | wear |
| Adv | 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | undertake |
| Adv | 密着 | みっちゃく | close contact |
| Adv | 行き着く | いきつく | to end up |
| Adv | 付着 | ふちゃく | adhesion |
| Adv | 着目 | ちゃくもく | focus |
| Adv | 愛着 | あいちゃく | attachment |
| Adv | 着実 | ちゃくじつ | steady |
| Adv | 接着 | せっちゃく | adhesion |
| Adv | 着替え | きがえ | change of clothes |
| Adv | 装着 | そうちゃく | wearing |
| Adv | 住み着く | すみつく | to settle in |
| Adv | 水着 | みずぎ | swimwear |
| H_Adv | 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing |
| H_Adv | 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily |
| H_Adv | 着任 | ちゃくにん | arrival |
| H_Adv | 着想 | ちゃくそう | idea |
| H_Adv | 癒着 | ゆちゃく | collusion |
| H_Adv | 頓着 | とんちゃく | inconvenience |
| H_Adv | 土着 | どちゃく | indigenous |
| H_Adv | 着地 | ちゃくち | landing |
| H_Adv | 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of construction |
| H_Adv | 着色 | ちゃくしょく | coloration |
| H_Adv | 沈着 | ちんちゃく | deposition |
| S_Adv | 着信 | ちゃくしん | incoming |
| S_Adv | 粘着 | ねんちゃく | adhesive |
| S_Adv | 着席 | ちゃくせき | sit down |
| S_Adv | 肌着 | はだぎ | underwear |
| S_Adv | 吸着 | きゅうちゃく | adsorption |
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