着く
つく · tsuku · JLPT N5 · verb-godan
to arrive at
🚉 tsuku: the train goes choo-KOO as it pulls in — you have arrived
着 also means to wear or to attach: arriving is attaching yourself to a place. The same kanji gives 着る (kiru, to wear) and 到着 (touchaku, arrival), so one character covers both clothes landing on you and you landing somewhere.
着 — sheep 羊 (top) + eye 目 (bottom)
着 originated as a variant of 著, which depicted plants emerging visibly above ground (grass radical 艹 over 者). Over time 着 split off to carry meanings like 'attach,' 'wear,' or a verb suffix marking ongoing action (zhe), while 著 kept senses like 'manifest' or 'author.'