- 致します — (humble) to do
- 一致 — agreement / match
- 致命的 — fatal / critical
- 致死 — lethal
- 致死量 — lethal dose
- 誘致 — invitation / attraction (e.g. investment)
- 送致 — sending (a person, e.g. to court)
致 consists of the radical 至 (reach) and elements that suggest direction or sending. Its core sense is “to cause” or “to send toward” an outcome.
In keigo, 致す is the humble version of する, widely used in business and polite communication. In medical or legal contexts, it often indicates fatal results, as in 致死 or 致命的.
ご案内を 致します。
I will guide you. (formal/humble)
その事故は 致命的でした。
The accident was fatal.