到着します（とうちゃくします、touchakushimasu）
- to arrive
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TOUCHAKU
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とうちゃく
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到着します (とうちゃくします, romaji: touchakushimasu) means "to arrive" in Japanese. It is a N4 Low-level Verb (group 3) word.
| Meaning: | to arrive |
| Level: | N4 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 3) (サ変動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：touchakushimasu
Hiragana：とうちゃくします
Polite-form (ます形) | とうちゃくします到着します。arrive. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 到着するarrive |
Connect-form (て形) | 到着して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 到着しないnot arrive |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 到着したarrived |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 到着する。arrive. |
If-form (仮定形) | 到着すればif arrive |
Let's-form (意志形) | 到着しよう !let's arrive |
Command-form (命令形) | 到着しろ !arrive ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 到着します (とうちゃくします) means "to arrive" or "to reach a destination." It indicates the action of reaching a specific place or point in time. It's a formal verb, suitable for more polite or official situations. The word implies the culmination of a journey or process. The core meaning focuses on the completion of travel to a certain point.
⚫︎飛行機は定刻に到着しました。 Translation: The airplane arrived on time. ⚫︎駅に到着しますか？ Translation: Will you arrive at the station? ⚫︎会議は午前10時に到着します予定です。 Translation: The meeting is scheduled to arrive at 10 AM.
⚫︎ Use 到着します in formal or semi-formal situations. ⚫︎ Suitable for announcing arrivals in public settings (e.g., train stations, airports). ⚫︎ Use it when talking about the arrival of things, such as people, goods, or even information. ⚫︎ Avoid using 到着します in very casual conversations with close friends, where a more casual verb might be preferred. ⚫︎ It can be used in both written and spoken Japanese.
⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 到着 (とうちゃく) with the ます-form verb suffix します (します). ⚫︎ 到着 is the noun form, meaning "arrival." ⚫︎ The hiragana reading is とうちゃくします. ⚫︎ There are no significant variations in okurigana.
⚫︎ 着きます (つきます) - "to arrive" (more casual) ⚫︎ 着く (つく) - "to arrive" (dictionary form of 着きます) ⚫︎ たどり着きます (たどりつきます) - "to finally arrive" or "to reach"
⚫︎ 出発します (しゅっぱつします) - "to depart" or "to leave"
新幹線は東京駅に10時に到着します。 ・Translation: The bullet train will arrive at Tokyo Station at 10 o'clock. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates a scheduled arrival time for the Shinkansen (bullet train) at a specific location.
荷物は明日、到着します予定です。 ・Translation: The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. ・Explanation: This sentence refers to the arrival of a package, indicating when it is expected to be delivered.
The word 到着 (とうちゃく) is a combination of two kanji: 到 (とう) meaning "to arrive" or "to reach" and 着 (ちゃく) meaning "to arrive," "to put on," or "to wear." When combined, they reinforce the meaning of "arrival" or "reaching a destination". The verb suffix します (します) is added to make the word a verb in the polite masu-form.