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音読おんよみ: トウ

訓読くんよみ:たる
てるまさ(に)

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: しょう(小)

Meaning

To Hit / Be Correct / Apply

Conjugation
Tap for 当てる (to apply) Tap for 当たる (to hit)
  • 本当ほんとう — truth / real
  • 担当たんとう — in charge of
  • 当然とうぜん — obvious / natural
  • 当日とうじつ — the day (of the event)
  • 弁当べんとう — bento / boxed lunch
  • 当番とうばん — being on duty / person on duty

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This kanji originally represented a person aligned with a mark — like hitting the target. It often appears in expressions related to correctness, assignment, or judgment.

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