到

to arrive; attain; reach; extreme; prevail

Kanji 1641

This kanji takes things to extremes. In sentences with 到, people attain goals, writers complete long novels, and hikers reach mountaintops. You’ll hear that marriage proposals and fan letters arrived in a flood. You’ll find out about people whose research is beyond reproach. You'll also learn 3 adverbs meaning "at last" and will get a grip (at last!) on how they differ.

Revision history:

Feb. 5, 2022: 

• p. 2, Etymology Box: Updated the Henshall etymology and the Sears link.
• pp. 6–7, Sidebar 2: Moved a lot of text from the Etymology Box to this sidebar, which I rewrote quite a bit.
• p. 10: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

May 24, 2013: Originally published.