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Japanese symbol for “attaining”

Romaji: toutatsu
reaching; attaining; arrival

In Japanese, attaining is , read (toutatsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs reaching; attaining; arrival

Kanji and stroke order

arrival, proceed, reach
on: トウ
kun: いた.る
8 strokes · JLPT 2
accomplished, reach, arrive
on: タツ、ダ
kun: -たち
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうちゃく touchakuarrival
とうらい touraiarrival; coming; advent
とうてい toutei(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all
さっとう sattourush; flood; deluge
しゅうとう shuutoucareful; thorough; meticulous
ともだち tomodachifriend; companion
たっせい tasseiachievement; attainment; accomplishment
はったつ hattatsudevelopment; growth

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.