Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

届(とど)くto reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at, to be attentive, to pay attention, to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to reach, to touch, to get to, to carry (of sound)

      2. 2.

        to be delivered, to arrive

      3. 3.

        to be attentive, to be scrupulous, to be thorough

        as 目が届く, 神経が届く, etc.
      4. 4.

        to be realized (of a desire), to be fulfilled, to get through (to someone), to be appreciated, to make an impression

    All Forms

    届く 【とどく】

    Details

      • と

      • ど

      • く

    • Frequency

      General Top 900

    Examples

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    • 彼(かれ)の声(こえ)は非常(ひじょう)に遠(とお)くまで届(とど)きます。

      His voice reaches very far.

      • N4
    • 異国(いこく)に住(す)んでいる彼女(かのじょ)から荷物(にもつ)が届(とど)いた。

      A package arrived from her, who lives in a foreign country.

      • N4
    • あなたが本気(ほんき)で祈(いの)れば、神様(かみさま)にその祈(いの)りが届(とど)くと思(おも)いますよ。

      If you really pray, I think that prayer will reach God.

      • N4
    • 今年(ことし)はクリスマスプレゼントとして両親(りょうしん)からどんなプレゼントが届(とど)くかしら…。

      I wonder what kind of gifts I will receive from my parents as Christmas presents this year...

      • N3
    • 僕(ぼく)の誠意(せいい)が届(とど)いたようで、やっと彼女(かのじょ)の厳格(げんかく)な両親(りょうしん)から結婚(けっこん)の許(ゆる)しが出(で)ました。

      It seems my sincerity got through to her strict parents, and they finally gave us permission to marry.

      • N3
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