A suffix indicating arrival (used with times or places), as in 'arriving at ~'.
午後九時着の便で到着します。
I'll arrive on the flight scheduled to arrive at 9:00 PM.
荷物は明日午前中着の予定です。
The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning.
この電車は東京着です。
This train is bound for Tokyo (arriving in Tokyo).
A counter for articles or suits of clothing (e.g., one suit, two coats).
コートを二着買いました。
I bought two coats.
彼女はドレスを三着持っている。
She has three dresses.
スーツは普段は一着あれば足りますか？
Is one suit usually enough?
A counter for finishing position in races or competitions (e.g., first place, second place).
彼はレースで三着だった。
He finished third in the race.
優勝馬は一着でゴールした。
The winning horse crossed the finish line in first place.
残り一着で逆転できるかもしれない。
You might be able to come back with one place remaining.
Used in board games (e.g., go, shogi) to count moves in some contexts (e.g., Move 1, Move 2).
図の一着で黒が有利になる。
With the move shown as Move 1 in the diagram, Black gains the advantage.
次の数着で終局する見込みだ。
The game is expected to finish in the next few moves.