致 (Kanji for polite "do")

This is the kanji for "いたします" as in, "どういたしまして!" (you're welcome, sir!) or "失礼いたします!" (please excuse me, madam!) ...all those polite expressions. p> However, they're usually written in hiragana these days.

Onyomi

CHI	Do cut the CHEEese politely. Which is to say, quietly.

Mnemonic

Do it politely until the director tells you to stop.

Kunyomi

いた*す	most dictionaries/websites describe this as 'to bring about' which is kind of ambiguous and makes it more confusing than it is. It's better to think of いたす　as THE POLITE FORMAL VERSION OF する. (usually KANA, so I'm only givin' it one star! *) KANA ★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

XXX 致します(いたします)

to do ★★★☆☆ F 1/2 KANA

the polite form of 'suru,' used by clerks when addressing your noble presence.　However, unlike 'suru', 'itashimasu' can be used with any verb.

XXX's verb form is 'masu minus': for instance, mochimasu becomes mochi itashimasu.

一致(いっち) する

to match ★★☆☆☆
一 (one) + 致 (polite "do") = 一致 (to match)

to correspond with, to match ("The crime scene DNA matches your mom's semen"; "This example corresponds to the itasu kanji")

致命的(ちめいてき) な

fatal! ★☆☆☆☆
致 (polite "do") + 命 (life) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 致命的 (fatal!)

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.

致 polite "do"

Onyomi

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Jukugo

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