到達

What it means

到達 means the act of reaching or arriving at a destination or goal; it describes achieving a point, place, or state, whether physically arriving or successfully attaining a target in a process.

Main meanings

• The act of arriving at a place after travel or progress toward a destination.
• Attainment or achievement of a goal, standard, or required condition.
• In formal or technical contexts, the moment of reaching a threshold, limit, or milestone within a system or procedure.

How to use it

Used in formal, written, and technical Japanese to denote arrival or attainment; occurs with 到達する to form a verb and in noun phrases like 到達点 or 到達状況; common in logistics, planning, surveying, mathematics, and progress reports.