音読み: シ
訓読み: いたる
画数: 6
部首: 至（いたる）
Meaning
Reach / Arrive at / Ultimate / Extreme
- Basic forms
- 至る — reach; come to; result in / base form
- 至ります — reaches; comes to / masu form
- 至った — reached; came to / ta form
- 至って — reaching … / te form
- 至らない — do not reach / negative
- 至れば — if (it) reaches / conditional
- 至れ — reach it! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 結論に至る — reach a conclusion
- 死に至る — lead to death
- 全国に至る — extend nationwide
- More
- 至りたい — want to reach / 〜たい form
- 至ろう — let’s reach; will reach / 〜よう form
- 至っている — has reached (a state) / state
至る（いたる） is a godan intransitive verb. It is often used in formal or written contexts to mean “reach” or “come to,” including reaching a conclusion or leading to a result.
- 至福 — supreme bliss
- 至急 — urgent / ASAP
- 至極 — extremely / utterly / perfectly
- 至高 — supreme / highest
- 必至 — inevitable / certain to happen
- 夏至 — summer solstice
- 冬至 — winter solstice
至 carries the sense of “arriving at the very end” — not just physically reaching a place, but reaching a limit, conclusion, or highest point. That’s why you see it in words for “ultimate” (至高), “extreme” (至極), and “inevitable” (必至).
In modern Japanese, the verb 〜に至る means “to end up ~ / to reach the point of ~,” often used in formal or written tone.
交渉は 合意に 至りました。
The negotiations reached an agreement.
事態は 深刻な レベルに 至っている。
The situation has come to a serious level.
これは 感動の 極み といっても 過言では ありません。
You could call this the height of emotion.
頭の 先から 足の 先に 至るまで 真っ白でした。
From head to toe, it was completely white.
必至 — inevitable / certain to happen