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当 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「彐」

道
9Elementary year 2 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「彐」
On
トウとう · tō
Kun
あ(たる)・あ(てる)a(taru) · a(teru)
Meaning
to hit; this; proper

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A simplified form of 當; to match exactly → to hit the mark.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onトウとうtō当惑とうわく当然とうぜん妥当だとう
Kunあたるataru当たるあたる当たりあたり
Kunあてるateru当てるあてる当てあて

Compare: 宛てる・充てる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 本当ほんとう

    truth, real

  • 当番とうばん

    person on duty

More words with this kanji

  • 適当てきとう
  • 弁当べんとう
  • 担当たんとう
  • 該当がいとう
  • 当該とうがい
  • 妥当だとう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

矢(や)が まとに 当(あ)たります。

The arrow hits the target.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Radical

Map of radical 彐Map of reading トウAll maps

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