Memory phrase for the Kanji: 着


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Meaning

reach, arrive, wear

Pronunciation

CHAKU
tsuku, kiru

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

sheepPicture of the face of a sheep with two horns.
eye
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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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