arrive

(until) + (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK

Onyomi

TOU

He arrived on tipTOE (FYI he was a ninja)

Mnemonic

He won't arrive until his sword is finished.

Jukugo

到着(とうちゃく) する

arrive ★★☆☆☆ NP
(arrive) + (wear / arrive) = 到着 (arrive)

arrive- usually you only hear this over the loudspeakers at train stations, airports, etc.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
polite "do" DIRECTOR
arrive SWORD
tradition STRING

The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.

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