Info on the Kanji 当

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Meaning(s)

hit, right, appropriate, himself

Reading(s)

onyomi TOU
kunyomi a-taru, a-teru

Other

stroke count 6
grade 2
jlpt level N3
Example words with 当
WordMeaning
とう
tou
this
ひきあて
hikiate
mortgage / security
かとう
ka tou
excessive / exorbitant
わりあて
wariate
allotment / assignment / allocation / quota / rationing / binding
けんとう
kentou
aim / mark / estimate / guess / approximation / direction
みみとう
mimi tou
earplug
しつとう
shitsu tou
injustice / impropriety / unreasonableness
てあて
teate
salary / pay / compensation / allowance / benefit / bonus / medical care / treatment / advance preparation
まこととう
makoto tou
proper / respectable / decent / honest
せいとう
seitou
just / justifiable / right / due / proper / equitable / reasonable / legitimate / legal / lawful
そうとう
soutou
befitting / becoming / worthy of / proportionate / in keeping with / suitable / considerable / substantial / to be worthy of / to be proportionate to / to correspond to / to be equivalent / extremely / considerably
ついとう
tsui tou
opposition / equivalence / correspondence
てきとう
tekitou
suitable / proper / appropriate / adequate / fit / noncommittal / vague / equivocal / unserious / irresponsible
あて
ate
aim / object / purpose / end / expectations / prospects / hopes / something that can be relied upon / snack served with alcoholic drink / pad / guard / blow / strike / per
とうに
tou ni
exactly / surely / certainly / just / on the verge / duly / naturally
とうの
tou no
the ... in question
あたり
atari
hit / success / guess / prediction / affability / friendliness / sensation / touch / bruise / situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move / bite / strike / per / each
あたる
ataru
to be hit / to strike / to touch / to be in contact / to be affixed / to be equivalent to / to be applicable / to apply to / to be right on the money / to be selected / to win / to be successful / to go well / to be a hit / to face / to confront / to lie / to undertake
とういん
touin
this institution / this parliament / this hospital / this clinic
とうえき
tou eki
this station
とういえ
tou ie
this family / we / this house
とうかい
toukai
present society / this company / the organization / the organisation
とうかく
toukaku
projected to win / sure to be elected / home free
とうき
touki
current term
とうき
touki
this plane
とうき
tou ki
dong dang gui / dong quai
とうきょく
toukyoku
authorities / this office
とうきん
tou kin
cash / cash payment / payment on the spot
とうぎん
tou gin
cash / cash payment / payment on the spot
とうげつ
tougetsu
this month
とうぎり
tougiri
current month delivery
とうこう
tou kou
this school / the school in question
とうぎょう
tou gyou
our bank
とうこん
toukon
nowadays / these days / at present
とうざ
touza
for the time being / for the present / temporarily / for a time / immediate / present / current / for some time / current account
とうとし
tou toshi
year of birth / this year
とうこと
tou koto
matter under concern
とうじ
tou ji
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning / phonetic-equivalent character / substitute character
とうじ
touji
at that time / in those days
とうしゃ
tousha
shrine / firm
とうしゅ
toushu
head of a family
とうしょ
tousho
at first
とうしょ
tousho
this place / this office
とうしょく
tou shoku
this duty or job
とうにん
tounin
the one concerned / the said person
とうせい
tousei
present-day / nowadays
とうせん
tousen
being elected / being selected / winning
とうぜん
touzen
natural / as a matter of course
とうだい
toudai
the present age / these days / head of the family
とうち
touchi
this place / here
とうちょく
touchoku
on duty / on a shift / keeping watch
とうてん
touten
this store
とうじつ
toujitsu
appointed day / very day
とうねん
tounen
the present year / at that time
とうばん
touban
being on duty
とうひ
touhi
propriety / right or wrong / justice
とうつき
tou tsuki
insinuation / innuendo / spiteful remark
とうほう
touhou
us / me / my part
とうめん
toumen
current / urgent / pressing / impending / to confront / to face / for the meantime / at present
とうや
touya
that night / tonight
とうくすり
tou kusuri
dried swertia japonica
とうよう
touyou
daily use
とうらい
tou rai
afterlife / the hereafter
とうらく
touraku
election results
とうみち
tou michi
the authorities
にっとう
nittou
daily allowance
はいとう
haitou
dividend / share
ふとう
futou
injustice / impropriety / unreasonableness / undeserved / unfair / invalid
べっとう
bettou
groom / footman / stableman / equerry / steward / intendant / head of an institution, edp. religious / head of one institution serving also as the head of another
ほんとう
hontou
truth / reality / actuality / fact / proper / right / correct / official / genuine / authentic / natural / veritable
めんとう
men tou
spiteful remarks
めとう
me tou
mark / guide / landmark / purpose / aim / goal / intention / end / sight
ひきあてて
hikiate te
mortgage / security
ひきあてる
hikiate ru
to draw / to apply / to compare / to put
ひきあてきん
hikiatekin
reserves / provisions
わりあて
wariate
allotment / assignment / allocation / quota / rationing / binding
けんとうる
kentou ru
to be found
ごとうち
gotouchi
where one comes from / here
ぎょうあたり
gyou atari
end of a road / end of a street
ぎょうあたる
gyou ataru
to hit / to run into / to light on / to strike into / to come against / to deadlock
さあたり
sa atari
for the time being / at present / hindrance
さあたる
sa ataru
to face the situation
みみあて
mimi ate
earmuffs
失見しつけんとう
shitsu kentou
disorientation
てあて
teate
salary / pay / compensation / allowance / benefit / bonus / medical care / treatment / advance preparation
ばあたり
ba atari
playing to the gallery / grandstanding / gag / claptrap / ad hoc / haphazard / dress rehearsal
こころあて
kokoroate
a guess / anticipation
こころあたり
kokoroatari
having some knowledge of / happening to know
しんとうりゅう
shin tou ryuu
shinto-ryu
真っまことっとう
makoto tsu tou
proper / respectable / decent / honest
みずあたり
mizu atari
water poisoning
せいとうか
seitouka
justification / warrant
せいとうせい
seitousei
lawfulness / propriety / reasonableness / appropriateness / legality / legitimacy / justifiability / validity
そうとうすう
soutousuu
a considerable number / a fair number
たいあたり
taiatari
body blow / ramming attack
だいとうしゅ
dai toushu
indicates a person is the n-th generation head of a family
たりあたり
atari
hit / success / guess / prediction / affability / friendliness / sensation / touch / bruise / situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move / bite / strike / per / each
たるあたる
ata ru
to be hit / to strike / to touch / to be in contact / to be affixed / to be equivalent to / to be applicable / to apply to / to be right on the money / to be selected / to win / to be successful / to go well / to be a hit / to face / to confront / to lie / to undertake
てるあてる
ate ru
to hit / to expose / to apply / to allot / to call on someone / to guess / to make a hit
て言あてげん
ate gen
snide remark / sarcasm / indirect expression / roundabout saying
て事あてこと
ate koto
hopes / expectations / guessing
て字あてじ
ate ji
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning / phonetic-equivalent character / substitute character
て所あてところ
ate tokoro
aim / goal
て馬あてうま
ate uma
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate / stalking horse / spoiler
て物あてもの
ate mono
guessing / covering
の昔とうのむかし
tou no mukashi
a long time ago
りめあたりめ
atari me
dried squid / dried cuttlefish
り屋あたりや
atari ya
lucky person / someone who made a lot of money / skilled batter / batter on a hot streak / accident faker / someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money / barbershop
り前あたりまえ
atari mae
natural / reasonable / obvious / usual / common / ordinary
業者とうぎょうしゃ
tou gyousha
person skilled
局者とうきょくしゃ
toukyokusha
authority
歳馬とうさいば
tousaiba
yearling
事国とうじこく
toujikoku
countries concerned
事者とうじしゃ
toujisha
person concerned / interested party / related party
世風とうせいふう
touseifuu
latest / up-to-date
世流とうせいりゅう
tousei ryuu
modern / contemporary
選者とうせんしゃ
tousensha
successful candidate
直員とうちょくいん
touchoku in
person on duty
番日とうばんにち
touban nichi
duty day
とつあたり
totsu atari
end
にっとうり
nittou ri
exposure to the sun / sunny place / per day
はいとうきん
haitoukin
dividend
不適ふてきとう
futekitou
inadequacy / inappropriateness / unfitness / impropriety
ふとうり
futou ri
failure / unpopularity
かぜあたり
kaze atari
wind blowing against / being subject to outside pressures or criticism / oppression
はらあて
hara ate
bellyband
ほんとうに
hontou ni
really / truly
未配みはいとう
mihai tou
undivided
めんあて
men ate
spiteful remarks
めあて
meate
mark / guide / landmark / purpose / aim / goal / intention / end / sight
ようあたり
you atari
exposure to the sun / sunny place
ひじひじあて
hiji ate
elbow rest / arm rest / elbow pad / elbow strike
一人ひとりあたりて
hitoriatari te
per person
一人ひとりあたりせん
hitoriatari sen
being a match for a thousand
引きひきあて
hikiate
mortgage / security
てるひきあててる
hikiate teru
to draw / to apply / to compare / to put
家族手かぞくてあて
kazoku teate
a family allowance
割りわりあて
wariate
allotment / assignment / allocation / quota / rationing / binding
割増手わりましてあて
warimashi teate
salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours
てるわりあてる
wariate ru
to assign / to allot / to allocate / to divide among / to distribute / to prorate / to apportion
関係かんけいとうきょく
kankei toukyoku
the authorities concerned / the competent authorities
金目かねめあて
kaneme ate
for money / being mercenary
警察けいさつとうきょく
keisatsu toukyoku
law enforcement authority / police authorities / the police
たるみあたる
miata ru
to be found
つくみあつく
miatsu ku
to have a idea
違いけんとうちがい
kentouchigai
wrong / misdirected
付くけんとうつく
kentou tsuku
to have a idea
てるげんあてる
gen ate ru
to guess right
たりくちあたり
kuchiata ri
taste / smooth talking / reception / hospitality
行きいきあたり
iki atari
end of a road / end of a street
行きいきあたる
iki ataru
to hit / to run into / to light on / to strike into / to come against / to deadlock
たりぎょうあたり
gyou atari
end of a road / end of a street
たるぎょうあたる
gyou ata ru
to hit / to run into / to light on / to strike into / to come against / to deadlock
差しさしあたる
sashi ataru
to face the situation
たりさあたり
sa atari
for the time being / at present / hindrance
たるさあたる
sa ata ru
to face the situation
ってさあって
sa atte
for the present / for the time being / at present
たりさくあたり
saku atari
good crop
残業手ざんぎょうてあて
zangyouteate
overtime pay
五落しとうごらく
shi tou go raku
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail
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Example Sentences with 当
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ほとんどの科学的進歩は然のことについての発見に過ぎない。

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