# 致 polite "do"

至 (until) + (director)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
This is the kanji for "いたします" as in, "どう いたしまして!" (you're welcome, sir!) or "失礼いたします!" (please excuse me, madam!) ...all those polite expressions. p> However, they're usually written in hiragana these days.

## Onyomi

CHI | Do cut the CHEEese politely. Which is to say, quietly.

## Mnemonic

| Do it politely until the director tells you to stop.

## Kunyomi

いた*す | most dictionaries/websites describe this as 'to bring about' which is kind of ambiguous and makes it more confusing than it is. It's better to think of いたす　as THE POLITE FORMAL VERSION OF する. (usually KANA, so I'm only givin' it one star! *) KANA ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

XXX 致します(いたします) | to do ★★★☆☆ F 1/2 KANA the polite form of 'suru,' used by clerks when addressing your noble presence.　However, unlike 'suru', 'itashimasu' can be used with any verb. XXX's verb form is 'masu minus': for instance, mochimasu becomes mochi itashimasu.
一致(いっち) する | to match ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 致 (polite "do") = 一致 (to match) to correspond with, to match ("The crime scene DNA matches your mom's semen"; "This example corresponds to the itasu kanji")
致命的(ちめいてき) な | fatal! ★☆☆☆☆ 致 (polite "do") + 命 (life) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 致命的 (fatal!)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
致 | polite "do" | DIRECTOR |
到 | arrive | SWORD | 刀
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸

The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.

## Synonyms

correspond to 一致 該当 当たる 適応 意味する
kidnap 拉致 誘拐 軟禁