至
Mnemonic
One tent sits on frozen earth at the top of Everest. To reach it means you've pushed yourself to the absolute limit. That single tent planted in bare earth is proof you can reach the highest point imaginable.
Additional thoughts
Visualize the lone tent at Everest's summit: one = the single goal, tent = your tiny shelter at the peak, earth = the ground you finally stand on after the grueling climb. The image of reaching that solitary tent is the payoff.Quick recall
One tent on frozen earth at the summit—you reach the top.Details
The keyword for 至 is reach / peak. This kanji conveys the idea of arriving at a destination or attaining the highest point of something. It carries the sense of going as far as possible, reaching an extreme or ultimate degree. By extension, it can express the notion of the utmost, the supreme, or the most extreme state of a condition.
- On'yomi
- し
- Kun'yomi
- いた.る