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Kanji Information Sheet for 当 ( 
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| English: hit right appropriate himself | 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 たい |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: small hand appropriately hits mark
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #91 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #91 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 当たる [あたる]
(v5r) to be hit; to be successful; to face (confront); to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to treat; to be equivalent to; to apply to; to be applicable; to be assigned [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当てる [あてる]
(v1) to hit; to apply a patch [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当り [あたり]
(n-adv,n) hit; success; reaching the mark; per ..; vicinity; neighborhood [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当時 [とうじ]
(n-adv,n-t) at that time; in those days [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当然 [とうぜん]
(adj-na,adv,n) naturally; as a matter of course [K] [D] [Jisho] - 本当 [ほんとう]
(adj-na,n) truth; reality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 本当に [ほんとうに]
(adv) really; truly [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相当 [そうとう]
(adj-na,n-adv) (1) suitable; fair; tolerable; proper; (2) extremely [K] [D] [Jisho] - 担当 [たんとう]
(n,vs) (in) charge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 見当 [けんとう]
(n) be found; aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 日当たり [ひあたり]
(n) exposure to the sun; sunny place [K] [D] [Jisho] - 妥当 [だとう]
(adj-na,n) valid; proper; right; appropriate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当てはまる [あてはまる]
(v5r) to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当てはめる [あてはめる]
(v1,vt) to apply; to adapt [K] [D] [Jisho] - 心当たり [こころあたり]
(n) having some knowledge of; happening to know [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当日 [とうじつ]
(n-adv,n-t) appointed day; very day [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当番 [とうばん]
(n) being on duty [K] [D] [Jisho] - 突き当たり [つきあたり]
(n) end (e.g. of street) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 突き当たる [つきあたる]
(v5r) to run into; to collide with [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 当たり [あたり]
(n-adv,n) hit; success; reaching the mark; per ..; vicinity; neighborhood [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当たり前 [あたりまえ]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当て [あて]
(n) object; aim; end; hopes; expectations [K] [D] [Jisho] - 該当 [がいとう]
(n,vs) corresponding; answering to; coming under [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 順当 [じゅんとう]
(adj-na,n) proper; right; reasonable [K] [D] [Jisho] - 抵当 [ていとう]
(n) mortgage; hypothec; security [K] [D] [Jisho] - 抵当権 [ていとうけん]
(n) mortgage; a lien on one's mortgage [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当たり役 [あたりやく]
(n) successful role [K] [D] [Jisho] - 風当たり [かぜあたり]
(n) wind blowing against; being subject to outside pressures or criticism; oppression [K] [D] [Jisho] - 穏当 [おんとう]
(adj-na,n) proper; reasonable; right [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過当 [かとう]
(adj-na,n) excessive; exorbitant [K] [D] [Jisho] - 総当たり [そうあたり]
(n) round-robin [K] [D] [Jisho] - 差し当たり [さしあたり]
(adv) for the time being; at present [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当の [とうの]
(adj-pn,pref) the .. in question [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当り前 [あたりまえ]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当確 [とうかく]
(n) (abbr) projected to win [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当期 [とうき]
(n-adv,n-t) current term (period) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当局 [とうきょく]
(n) authorities [K] [D] [Jisho] - 配当 [はいとう]
(n) dividend; share [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不適当 [ふてきとう]
(adj-na,n) inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当事 [とうじ]
(n) matter under concern [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当事者 [とうじしゃ]
(n) person concerned; interested party [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当社 [とうしゃ]
(n) (this) shrine; (this) firm [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当初 [とうしょ]
(n-adv,n-t) at first [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当地 [とうち]
(n) this place (locality); here [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当直 [とうちょく]
(n,vs) on duty [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当分 [とうぶん]
(n-adv) for the present [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当方 [とうほう]
(n) us; me; my (our) part [K] [D] [Jisho] - 当面 [とうめん]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t,vs) (1) urgent; pressing; impending; (2) confronting (an issue); facing (up to something) [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.