達する

たっする · tassuru · JLPT N3 · verb-suru

to reach

🏁 達 (attain, as in 到達 arrival) + する (do) = to do arriving: to reach

達 means attain or get through, as in 達人 (master, one who has arrived) and 到達 (arrival). Add する and it becomes a verb. Sound hook: tassuru sounds like touch, sure: you reach the goal and touch it.

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