到着|とうちゃくtouchaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbarrival
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 到着する（とうちゃくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 到着します（とうちゃくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 到着しない（とうちゃくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 到着しません（とうちゃくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 到着せず・到着せぬ（とうちゃくせず・とうちゃくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 到着した（とうちゃくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 到着しました（とうちゃくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 到着しなかった（とうちゃくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 到着しませんでした（とうちゃくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 到着して（とうちゃくして） |
| Potential | 到着できる（とうちゃくできる） |
| Passive | 到着される（とうちゃくされる） |
| Causative | 到着させる（とうちゃくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 到着させられる（とうちゃくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 到着すれば（とうちゃくすれば） |
| tara | 到着したら（とうちゃくしたら） |
| Volitional | 到着しよう（とうちゃくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 到着しましょう（とうちゃくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 到着しろ（とうちゃくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym到達とうたつNeutralCovers reaching a destination or a level, as in 「目標に到達する」; it leans written and also serves for abstract attainment, which 「到着」 does not.
- Synonym着くつくNeutralThe everyday native verb and the most common choice, as in 「駅に着く」; 「到着」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun typical of announcements.
- Synonym着ちゃくNeutralAs a suffix it indicates arrival, as in 「東京着」 and 「10時着」; you will see it most on timetables and schedules.
- Synonym至るいたるWrittenWritten style for reaching a place or a certain stage, as in 「現在に至る」; it is mostly used of time or abstract outcomes.
- Synonym達するたっするNeutralReaches a figure, level or place, as in 「目標額に達する」; it leans toward quantities and degrees rather than the act of arriving.
- Synonym到来とうらいNeutralMostly for the coming of times or seasons, as in 「春の到来」 or 「チャンスの到来」; it can also cover guests or delivered goods, while 「到着」 focuses on reaching a destination.
- Synonym来着らいちゃくWrittenA written word for arriving here, at one's own side; examples are scarce and everyday speech uses 「到着」.
- RelatedやってくるCasualColloquial for coming or arriving, as in 「春がやって来る」; it carries a sense of movement from far to near, which the neutral 「到着」 lacks.
- Relatedたどり着くたどりつくNeutralMeans finally arriving after hardship, as in 「やっと頂上にたどり着く」; it stresses the difficult journey, which 「到着」 does not.
- Related届くとどくNeutralCovers goods being delivered or things coming within reach, as in 「荷物が届く」; its subject is usually a thing, while 「到着」 is mostly people or vehicles.
- Related行き着くいきつくNeutralMeans going all the way to a destination, or ending up at a result, as in 「結論に行き着く」; 「到着」 covers only the arrival itself.
- Related参着さんちゃくWrittenA written word for arrival; in finance it also means payment on sight. Rare in modern usage — prefer 「到着」.
- Antonym出発しゅっぱつNeutralDeparture; it stands opposite 「到着」 as the starting point to its endpoint.
Use 「到着」 for people, vehicles or goods reaching a destination; in speech 「着く」 is the everyday choice, and delivered items are often 「届く」. For goals or levels use 「達する」 or 「到達」, and for arrivals after hardship 「たどり着く」. The opposite is 「出発」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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