漢字道KANJIDOβ

宛 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
On
エンえん · en
Kun
あ.てる・-あて・-づつ・あたか.もa.teru · ate · zutsu · ataka.mo
Meaning
address to; as if

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A house plus curving to fit: to make something fit exactly — hence to address to someone.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunあてるateru宛てるあてる宛先あてさき

Compare: 当てる・充てる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 宛先あてさき

    address; destination

  • 宛名あてな

    addressee’s name

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

封筒(ふうとう)に宛先(あてさき)をていねいに書(か)いた。

I wrote the address carefully on the envelope.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

宛先宛名宛先ahead名name孒mosqui…孑alone宇heaven…安peacef…宅home咽throat怨grudge俺I羨envy艶lustre
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 宀Map of reading エンAll maps

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