漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
到: arrival, proceed
Also: reach, attain, result in
JLPT N38 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
至 carries the meaning · 刂 carries meaning and sound
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
トウtou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 到底とうてい(cannot) possibly
- 周到なしゅうとうなscrupulous, meticulous, careful
- 到来するとうらいするarrive
- 到着するとうちゃくするarrive
- 到達するとうたつするreach, arrive
- 殺到するさっとうするthrong, flood, rush
いたるitaru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 到るいたるreach, attain
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)至 to arrive (meaning) + 刀 (sound)
Source: Wiktionary, 到 (rev. 91380442), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Arrive (至) + sword/cut (刂). This refers to "arriving" with decisive intent—reaching a destination or attaining a specific result through action.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side到 arrival · 刂
vs室 room · 宀In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · dào
Same form: 到 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 到 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 到 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin dào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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