A kanji
当
hit, right, appropriate, himself
- 6 strokes
- Taught in grade 2 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 91 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし
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Stroke order
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Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 当 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 当 32 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N5 · 2 words
JLPT N4 · 1 word
JLPT N3 · 10 words
JLPT N2 · 9 words
- 突き当たるつきあたるto run into, to collide with
- 妥当だとうproper, appropriate
- 心当たりこころあたりhaving some knowledge of, happening to know
- 当てはまるあてはまるto be applicable, to come under (a category)
- 当てはめるあてはめるto apply, to adapt
- 当日とうじつappointed day, very day
- 当番とうばんbeing on duty
- 日当たりひあたりexposure to the sun, sunny place
- 突き当たりつきあたりend (e.g., of street)
JLPT N1 · 10 words
- 当人とうにんthe one concerned, the said person
- 該当がいとうcorresponding, answering to, coming under
- 当～とう～Our ~ (e.g., Hotel, plane, etc.)
- 当選とうせんbeing elected, winning the prize
- 当てあてexpectations; depend
- 当て字あてじphonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
- 正当せいとうjust, due, proper
- 手当てあてallowance, compensation; treatment
- 割当わりあてallotment, allocation, quota
- 不当ふとうinjustice, impropriety, unfair
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 当.
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