Japanese word

届く

Pronunciation

Romajitodoku

Meaning

  • verbreach, arrive

Example

その声が届きます。so no koe ga todo ki ma su

The voice reaches me.

Illustration for 届く (reach)

More examples

手紙が届きます。te gami ga todo ki ma su

The letter arrives.

静かな声では、後ろの人に届きません。shizu ka na koe de wa ushi ro no hito ni todo ki ma se n

A quiet voice does not reach the people in back.

Core concept

Describes something successfully making its way to a destination, recipient, or listener.

Common phrases

  • 荷物が届くni motsu ga todo ku

    a package arrives

  • メールが届くmē ru ga todo ku

    an email arrives

  • 遠くまで届くtō ku ma de todo ku

    reach far

Similar words

着くtsuku: To arrive at a particular place after traveling there.
伝わるtsutawaru: To reach a listener or recipient as speech, sound, or information.

Definition in Japanese

手紙や荷物、声などが、離れた場所や相手に達する。te gami ya ni motsu koe na do ga hana re ta ba sho ya ai te ni tas su ru

Word origin

届く (todoku) is the intransitive native Japanese verb related to 届ける (todokeru, "to deliver"), a transitive derivative that makes something reach a recipient.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English reach, a letter, sound, or message can be the subject of 届く (todoku) in Japanese.

Other meanings

  • be heardverb

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