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Kanji meanings and readings

当

N3

hit; right; appropriate; himself

On reading
トウ
Kun reading
あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし
Radical
彐
Illustration of お弁当
N5

おべんとう

boxed lunch

Illustration of 不当
N1

ふとう

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeservedness; unfair; invalid

Illustration of 割り当て
N1

わりあて

allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing

Illustration of 妥当
N2

だとう

valid; proper; right; appropriate

Illustration of 弁当
N3

べんとう

box lunch

Illustration of 当たり
N1

あたり

hit; success; reaching the mark; per ...; vicinity; neighborhood

Illustration of 当たる
N3

あたる

to be hit; to be successful; to be equivalent to

Illustration of 当て
N1

あて

object; aim; end; hopes; expectations

Illustration of 当てる
N3

あてる

to hit; to apply a patch

Illustration of 当て字
N1

あてじ

phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character

Illustration of 当人
N1

とうにん

the one concerned; the said person

Illustration of 当日
N2

とうじつ

appointed day; very day

Illustration of 当時
N3

とうじ

at that time; in those days

Illustration of 当番
N2

とうばん

being on duty

Illustration of 当選
N1

とうせん

being elected; winning the prize

Illustration of 心当たり
N2

こころあたり

having some knowledge of; happening to know

Illustration of 手当て
N1

てあて

allowance; compensation; treatment; medical care

Illustration of 担当
N3

たんとう

(in) charge

Illustration of 日当
N1

にっとう

daily allowance

Illustration of 日当たり
N2

ひあたり

exposure to the sun; sunny place

Illustration of 正当
N1

せいとう

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful

Illustration of 相当
N3

そうとう

suitable; fair; tolerable; proper

Illustration of 突き当たり
N2

つきあたり

end (e.g. of street)

Illustration of 突き当たる
N2

つきあたる

to run into; to collide with

Illustration of 見当
N3

けんとう

be found; aim; estimate; guess; approx