climax, arrive, proceed, reach
Also: attain, result in
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いた.る
About this kanji
The kanji 至 means 'to arrive' or 'to reach.' It can be used in both nouns and verbs. For example, the verb 至る (いたる) means 'to arrive at' or 'to reach,' often used when talking about conclusions or decisions. Another useful compound is 至急 (しきゅう), meaning 'urgent,' which you might see in situations requiring immediate attention. Additionally, 夏至 (げし) refers to the 'summer solstice,' the longest day of the year. A helpful note is that when used in expressions like 至って (いたって), it emphasizes the degree of something, like saying 'very much' in English, which is useful in everyday conversations.
Example sentences
彼は至高の存在だ。
He is a supreme being.
Meanings across languages
- English
- climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
- Tiếng Việt
- đến đỉnh, đạt được
- 日本語
- 至る
- 한국어
- 도착하다, 이르다
- 中文
- 到达
- id
- puncak
- th
- จุดสูงสุด
- es
- clímax
- fr
- climax
- de
- Höhepunkt
- pt
- clímax
Common compounds
- 至っていたってvery much, exceedingly, extremely
- 夏至げしsummer solstice
- 至るいたるto arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain
- 至急しきゅうurgent, pressing, immediate
- 至上しじょうsupremacy
- 至難しなんmost difficult, next to impossible
- 冬至とうじwinter solstice
- 乃至ないしfrom ... to, between ... and, or
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