Meaning
Reach / Accomplish / Plural Suffix — This kanji indicates reaching a goal or destination, accomplishing something, or functions as a suffix for pluralizing people.
- 達 — plural suffix (e.g., 友達)
- 友達 — friend
- 発達 — development
- 到達 — arrival / attainment
- 達成 — accomplishment
達 combines the “movement” radical 辶 with 羍, which originally had a phonetic function. Over time, it came to represent movement toward a goal, achievement, or reaching a destination — both physical and abstract.
私達は 目標を達成しました。
We accomplished our goal.
友達と 一緒に 旅行します。
I’ll travel with my friend(s).
彼は 目的地に 到達した。
He reached the destination.
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