Memory phrase for the character: 着


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Meaning

reach, arrive, wear

Pronunciation

CHAKU
tsuku, kiru

Explanation

Top: variation of sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), one leg ノ and below: eye 目

Mnemonic


 
The one-legged sheep is watching when you arrive and what you wear.

Radicals

sheepPictogram of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
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 Vocabulary

着る きる  to wear, to put on (from shoulders down)
着く つく  to arrive at, to reach
到着 とうちゃく  arrival
着物 きもの  kimono
上着 うわぎ  coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
下着 したぎ  underwear
執着 しゅうちゃく  attachment, adhesion, tenacity
落着く おちつく  to calm down, to settle down, to be steady
着ける つける  to attach, to join, to affix, to stick, to wear, to put on

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