Conjugation
Tap for 着る (wear)
Tap for 着く (arrive)
- 到着 — arrival
- 着物 — kimono (traditional clothing)
- 着陸 — landing (airplane)
- 着替える — to change clothes
- 着信 — incoming call/message
- 発着 — departure & arrival
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 着飾る — to dress up
- 着こなす — to wear well; to carry off (clothes)
- 落ち着く — to calm down; to settle down
- 着替える — to change clothes
- 着込む — to put on (many layers); to bundle up
The character 着 originally referred to "adhering" or "attaching." Over time, it came to represent “wearing” clothes and “arriving” at a location — both of which imply something reaching and settling into place.
