着|ちゃくchaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun (suffix)arrival; arriving at ...
   私わたしたちは午後ごご９時じシカゴ着ちゃくの予定よていだった。↗

   We were arriving in Chicago at 9:00 p.m.
2. countercounter for items or suits of clothing
   私はズボンを２着ちゃく買かった。↗

   I bought two pairs of trousers.
3. counternth place (in a race)
   彼かれはレースで１着ちゃくだった。↗

   He took the first place in the race.
4. counter, gocounter for moves

• Synonym到着とうちゃくNeutralThe everyday word for arrival. 「着」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「東京着」, or as a counter for clothing, as in 「3着」; 「到着」 is the usual standalone word.
• Synonym到達とうたつNeutralReaching or attaining a goal or level, as in 「目標に到達」; 「着」 centers on arriving at a place.
• Synonym来着らいちゃくWrittenA written-style word for coming or arriving, now rare; in ordinary use, say 「到着」.
• Related参着さんちゃくWrittenWritten-style: arrival, and in finance, payment on sight of a bill. 「着」 is far broader as a suffix and counter.

Use 「着」 as a suffix for arrival or race placing and as a counter for clothing: 「10時着」, 「1着」, 「2着のスーツ」. For arrival as a word, say 「到着」; for reaching a goal, 「到達」. 「来着」 and 「参着」 are rare written words.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （ちゃく）行いきつくこと。到着とうちゃく。
2. （ちゃく）衣服いふくを数かぞえるのに用もちいる。
3. （ちゃく）競技きょうぎで、到着とうちゃくの順序じゅんじょを数かぞえるのに用もちいる。
4. （ちゃく）石いしを打うつ回数かいすうを数かぞえるのに用もちいる。