JLPT N4 Kanji Course | Marshall's Site

Teacher

Marshall

N4 Kanji Course

N4 Kanji 49: 着

Meaning of kanji 着:

In Japanese, 着 means “to put on; to arrive”.

How to read kanji 着:

Kunyomi	き、つ
Onyomi	ちゃく

How to write kanji 着:

Origin of kanji 着:

It’s hard to remember kanji 着 by its origin.
Below is a way to help you remember it.
着＝羊＋目
羊 means “sheep”，目 means “eye”.
So you can remember kanji 着 as “I put on something around the eyes of sheep”.
Below is the origin and development of the kanji 羊.

Development of kanji 着:

Vocabulary containing kanji 着:

Word	Reading	Meaning
着る	きる	to wear
着く	つく	to arrive
上着	うわぎ	jacket
着物	きもの	kimono
下着	したぎ	underwear
落ち着く	おちつく	to calm down
到着	とうちゃく	arrival
定着	ていちゃく	fixation
辿り着く	たどりつく	to arrive
着せる	きせる	to dress
決着	けっちゃく	settlement
着替える	きがえる	to change clothes
執着	しゅうちゃく	attachment
着用	ちゃくよう	wear
着手	ちゃくしゅ	undertake
密着	みっちゃく	close contact
行き着く	いきつく	to end up
付着	ふちゃく	adhesion
着目	ちゃくもく	focus
愛着	あいちゃく	attachment
着実	ちゃくじつ	steady
接着	せっちゃく	adhesion
着替え	きがえ	change of clothes
装着	そうちゃく	wearing
住み着く	すみつく	to settle in
水着	みずぎ	swimwear
着陸	ちゃくりく	landing
着々	ちゃくちゃく	steadily
着任	ちゃくにん	arrival
着想	ちゃくそう	idea
癒着	ゆちゃく	collusion
頓着	とんちゃく	inconvenience
土着	どちゃく	indigenous
着地	ちゃくち	landing
着工	ちゃっこう	start of construction
着色	ちゃくしょく	coloration
沈着	ちんちゃく	deposition
着信	ちゃくしん	incoming
粘着	ねんちゃく	adhesive
着席	ちゃくせき	sit down
肌着	はだぎ	underwear
吸着	きゅうちゃく	adsorption

Patron-only Contents:

This website won’t exist without Patrons’ support since it’s completely ad-free.
So I made some special contents for Patrons.
It’s a way of saying thank you!

Take the Quiz

Download the Flashcard

13+