着 wear
Also: arrive
- On'yomi
- チャク
- Kun'yomi
- き-る、つ-く
- Strokes
- 12
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 3
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): き-る.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Remember it
A sheep (羊) with a stray hair (丿) catches your eye (目) because of the wool coat it wears — it just arrived from the field.
A common word
- 着る きる to wear
Example sentences
今日は赤いシャツを着ています。
きょうはあかいシャツをきています。
I'm wearing a red shirt today.
空港に八時に着きました。
くうこうにはちじにつきました。
I arrived at the airport at eight.
Kanji that share a part
羊 is its radical. 15 kanji share it in all.
- 洋 ocean
- 業 business
- 差 distinction N3
- 遅 slow N3
- 達 accomplished N3
- 義 righteousness N3
- 様 esq. N3
- 祥 auspicious N2
丿 is a component. 62 kanji share it in all.