致
致 — Doth
doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert
On’yomiチ (chi)
Kun’yomiいたす (itasu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 致
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一致 | いっち icchi | agreement; accord; correspondence |
| 招致 | しょうち shouchi | invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics) |
| 誘致 | ゆうち yuuchi | attraction; lure; invitation |
| 合致 | がっち gacchi | agreement; concurrence; conformance |
| 過失致死 | かしつちし kashitsuchishi | involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide |
| どう致しまして | どういたしまして douitashimashite | you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all |
Study notes
致 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #870 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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