到 means “arrive, reach”

とう · tou

Also: arrival, proceed, attain

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いたる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

トウ

JLPT N3 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

Reaching (至) the end of the road with a blade (刂) at your side: picture a messenger finally arriving. 到 is getting there: 到着, arrivals, glows on every airport board at Narita and Haneda.

Used in 到着 (touchaku, arrival), 到達 (toutatsu, reaching), and 到底 (toutei, by no means)

More from Coming & Going

• 連 take along
• 向 face
• 放 release
• 残 remain
• 追 chase
• 落 fall
• 退 retreat
• 路 road
• 込 crowded
• 途 way
• 留 stay
• 散 scatter

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.