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着

Kanji · JLPT N4 · Travel and movement

着 Don, Arrive, Wear, Counter For Suits Of Clothing

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

ちゃく、じゃく

Mostly used when 着 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

きる、-ぎ、きせる、-きせ、つく、つける

Mostly used when 着 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.

Strokes
12
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 3
Frequency
#376

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).