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着

don
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingチャク、ジャク
Kun readingき.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
JōyōGrade 3
  1. arrival
  2. arriving at ...
  3. counter for items or suits of clothing
  4. nth place (in a race)
  5. counter for moves

Popular Usage

上着着る着く着物下着落着く着替え着せる着飾る落ち着き

Radicals and components

Radical目eyeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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wool · sheep (羊) · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 594

Compound words

着くつく
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
着るきる
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
上着うわぎ
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
下着したぎ
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
着物きもの
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
着せるきせる
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe; to cover; to coat
着替えきがえ
changing clothes; change of clothes
着飾るきかざる
to dress up
落ち着きおちつき
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
一着いっちゃく
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes)
横着おうちゃく
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
古着ふるぎ
old clothes; secondhand clothing
厚着あつぎ
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
試着しちゃく
trying on clothes
新着しんちゃく
newly arrived; newly received
水着みずぎ
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
接着せっちゃく
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding
先着せんちゃく
arriving first
装着そうちゃく
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
着衣ちゃくい
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
着工ちゃっこう
starting (construction) work
着実ちゃくじつ
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
着手ちゃくしゅ
starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing
着色ちゃくしょく
colouring; coloring; colorant

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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