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当 あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし hit, right, appropriate, himself 3 91 6 102 た・たへん 形声 Phonetic Some mothers use a small broom to hit their children when they misbehave.

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トウ たい 当り前(あたりまえ): (1) natural; reasonable; obvious (2) usual; common; ordinary当り(あたり): (1) hit (2) success (3) guess; prediction (4) affability; friendliness (5) sensation; touch (6) bruise (on fruit) (7) situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go) (8) bite (of a fish on a hook); strike (9) per; each手当て(てあて): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation割当て(わりあて): (1) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing (2) binding当時(とうじ): at that time; in those days担当(たんとう): (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)当選(とうせん): (1) being elected (2) being selected (to win a prize, etc.) (3) winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)本当(ほんとう): truth; reality相当(そうとう): (1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable (2) considerable; substantial (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent (5) extremely; considerably当然(とうぜん): natural; as a matter of course当日(とうじつ): appointed day; very day不当(ふとう): injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid正当(せいとう): just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful適当(てきとう): (1) suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit (2) noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible弁当(べんとう): bento; Japanese box lunch当てる(あてる): (1) to hit (2) to expose (3) to apply (e.g. patch) (4) to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class) (5) to guess (an answer) (6) to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)該当(がいとう): corresponding to; being applicable to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling見当(けんとう): aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction当人(とうにん): the one concerned; the said person当番(とうばん): being on duty日当たり(ひあたり): (1) exposure to the sun; sunny place (2) per day心当たり(こころあたり): having some knowledge of; happening to know当たる(あたる): (1) to be hit; to strike (2) to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed (3) to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to (4) to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) (5) to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win (6) to be successful; to go well; to be a hit (7) to face; to confront (8) to lie (in the direction of) (9) to undertake; to be assigned (10) to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted (11) to be called upon (by the teacher) (12) to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at (13) to be unnecessary (14) (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak (15) (in fishing) to feel a bite (16) (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil (17) to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison) (18) to shave突き当たる(つきあたる): to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street)妥当(だとう): valid; proper; right; appropriate当てはまる(あてはまる): to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill突き当たり(つきあたり): end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)当てはめる(あてはめる): to apply; to adapt当て字(あてじ): kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character日当(にっとう): daily allowanceお弁当(おべんとう): bento (Japanese box lunch)当(とう): this (business organisation or place) 2 小: little; small彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 田 5 當 hit Here is a weird carnival game where you hold a broom like a javelin and throw it, trying to hit the center of a very small target. The target is so small, in fact, that if someone does manage to hit it, the operator turns in surprise and says, "Whoa, really?! (本当?!)".

Kanji	当
Onyomi	トウ
Kunyomi	あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし
Nanori	たい
English	hit, right, appropriate, himself
Examples	当り前(あたりまえ): (1) natural; reasonable; obvious (2) usual; common; ordinary 当り(あたり): (1) hit (2) success (3) guess; prediction (4) affability; friendliness (5) sensation; touch (6) bruise (on fruit) (7) situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go) (8) bite (of a fish on a hook); strike (9) per; each 手当て(てあて): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation 割当て(わりあて): (1) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing (2) binding 当時(とうじ): at that time; in those days 担当(たんとう): (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff) 当選(とうせん): (1) being elected (2) being selected (to win a prize, etc.) (3) winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.) 本当(ほんとう): truth; reality 相当(そうとう): (1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable (2) considerable; substantial (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent (5) extremely; considerably 当然(とうぜん): natural; as a matter of course 当日(とうじつ): appointed day; very day 不当(ふとう): injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid 正当(せいとう): just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful 適当(てきとう): (1) suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit (2) noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible 弁当(べんとう): bento; Japanese box lunch 当てる(あてる): (1) to hit (2) to expose (3) to apply (e.g. patch) (4) to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class) (5) to guess (an answer) (6) to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery) 該当(がいとう): corresponding to; being applicable to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling 見当(けんとう): aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction 当人(とうにん): the one concerned; the said person 当番(とうばん): being on duty 日当たり(ひあたり): (1) exposure to the sun; sunny place (2) per day 心当たり(こころあたり): having some knowledge of; happening to know 当たる(あたる): (1) to be hit; to strike (2) to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed (3) to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to (4) to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) (5) to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win (6) to be successful; to go well; to be a hit (7) to face; to confront (8) to lie (in the direction of) (9) to undertake; to be assigned (10) to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted (11) to be called upon (by the teacher) (12) to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at (13) to be unnecessary (14) (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak (15) (in fishing) to feel a bite (16) (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil (17) to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison) (18) to shave 突き当たる(つきあたる): to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street) 妥当(だとう): valid; proper; right; appropriate 当てはまる(あてはまる): to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill 突き当たり(つきあたり): end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.) 当てはめる(あてはめる): to apply; to adapt 当て字(あてじ): kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character 日当(にっとう): daily allowance お弁当(おべんとう): bento (Japanese box lunch) 当(とう): this (business organisation or place)
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	91
Components	小: little; small 彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
Number of Strokes	6
Kanji Radical	田
Radical Number	102
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	た・たへん
Traditional Form	當
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	hit
Koohii Story 1	Some mothers use a small broom to hit their children when they misbehave.
Koohii Story 2	Here is a weird carnival game where you hold a broom like a javelin and throw it, trying to hit the center of a very small target. The target is so small, in fact, that if someone does manage to hit it, the operator turns in surprise and says, "Whoa, really?! (本当?!)".

Hit E.G Proper Apply Small Natural Reasonable Guess