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The kanji 着: meaning, readings and stroke order
着
- Meaning
- wear, arrive
- On reading
- チャク chaku、ジャク* jaku
- Kun reading
- き（る） kiru、き（せる） kiseru、つ（く） tsuku、つ（ける） tsukeru
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 羊 sheep
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- mặc, tới nơi (trước)
- Japanese
- ふくを きる。つく。
- Korean
- 입다, 도착하다 (착)
- Chinese
- 穿、到达
Readings, words and example sentences
チャク chaku · on reading · less common
着用
wearing
ぼうしを 着用して ください。
Please wear a hat.
き（る） kiru · kun reading
着る
to wear, to put on (clothes)
さむいので あたたかい ふくを 着ます。
It is cold, so I put on warm clothes.
き（せる） kiseru · kun reading
着せる
to dress (someone)
妹に ふくを 着せます。
I help my little sister put on her clothes.
つ（く） tsuku · kun reading
着く
to arrive
三時に 島に 着きました。
We arrived at the island at three.
つ（ける） tsukeru · kun reading · less common
着ける
to bring (a boat) to shore
船を きしに 着けます。
We bring the boat up to the shore.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 着 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 着 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 3 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.