届く
とどく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
- to be delivered; to arrive
- to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough (as 目が届く, 神経が届く, etc.)
- to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
Kanji
- 届 reach. Read as とどく.
Example sentences
- 君に電話をしようとしたら、丁度君の電報が届いた。
Your telegram arrived just as I was about to telephone you. - 君から手紙が届くのが楽しみです。
I'm looking forward to hearing from you. - 灰皿はすぐ手の届く所に置いてください。
Put the ashtray within eyes reach. - 荷物は届きましたか。
Has the shipment arrived yet? - 沖縄に届くのにどれくらいかかりますか。
How long does it take to reach Okinawa?
Common phrases
- 手紙が届く
- メッセージが届く
- 知らせが届く
- メールが届く
- 声が届く
- 手が届く (てがとどく) to be able to reach
- もとに届く
- 便りが届く
- メダルに届かない
- オファーが届く
- 耳に届く
- 電波が届く
- 過半数に届かない
- 手元に届く (てもとにとどく) to arrive (of a thing; to someone)
- 目が届く (めがとどく) to keep an eye on
Related forms
- 届ける (とどける) to deliver (transitive partner)
Words containing 届く
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