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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: hit, right, appropriate, himself

Kunyomi: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし

Onyomi: トウ

Composition: 小 彐

当

Radical

Radical: 彐

Reading: しょうかんむり

Meaning: pig snout

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

当日(とうじつ)   very day

当時(とうじ)   in those days, then, at the time

本当(ほんとう)   truth

弁当(べんとう)   lunch vendor, boxed lunch

当選する(とうせんする)   be elected, win a prize

担当する(たんとうする)   have responsibility for

当たる(あたる)   be hit [v.i.]

日当たり(ひあたり)   exposure to the sun

当たり前(あたりまえ)   usual, natural, ordinary

当てる(あてる)   hit [v.t.]

手当てする(てあてする)   provide medical care

Onyomi Examples

当 (トウ) this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account

当確 (トウカク) projected to win, sure to be elected, home free

順当 (ジュントウ) proper, right, reasonable

過当 (カトウ) excessive, exorbitant

Kunyomi Examples

当たる (あたる) 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 (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 (あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ) a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen

当たり (あたり) hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each

当たり前 (あたりまえ) natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm

坪当たり (つぼあたり) per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)

当てる (あてる) to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

当て (あて) aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per

当てる (あてる) to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

引き当て (ひきあて) mortgage, security

額当て (ひたいあて) (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband

当に (まさに) really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally

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