到 arrive

至 (until) +

(rightsword)

★★★☆☆

8 strokes

Onyomi

TOU	He arrived on tipTOE (FYI he was a ninja)

Mnemonic

He won't arrive until his sword is finished.

Jukugo

到着(とうちゃく) する

arrive ★★☆☆☆ NP
到 (arrive) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 到着 (arrive)

arrive- usually you only hear this over the loudspeakers at train stations, airports, etc.

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
致	polite "do"	DIRECTOR
到	arrive	SWORD	刀
統	tradition	STRING	糸

The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.

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