JLPT N4 · More verbs

着く

つく

to arrive

Stroke order of 着く

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

着 · 12 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

The sheep 羊 finally comes into eye 目 view: it has arrived.

Parts: 羊 sheep (variant) + 目 eye

The characters in 着く

くく — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

電車は九時に東京に着きます。

でんしゃはくじにとうきょうにつきます。

The train arrives in Tokyo at nine.

Words with 着

着替えるto change clothes 上着jacket 着物kimono 着るto wear; to put on 到着arrival 試着trying on clothes 落ち着くto calm down

More words: More verbs

思うto think 考えるto think about; to consider 知るto know 知らせるto inform 動くto move 集まるto gather 歌うto sing 通うto commute; to attend 使うto use 作るto make 送るto send 切るto cut 別れるto part; to break up 足りるto be enough 建てるto build 転ぶto fall over

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