Conjugation
Tap for 当てる (to apply)
Tap for 当たる (to hit)
- 担当 — in charge of
- 当然 — obvious, natural
- 当日 — the day (of the event)
- 見当 — estimate, guess
- 妥当 — appropriate / reasonable
- 本当 — truth / real
- 当番 — being on duty / person on duty
Compound - tap to expand
- 引き当てる — to win; to hit upon; to obtain by chance
- 割り当てる — to assign; to allocate
- 当て逃げ — hit-and-run (traffic accident)
- ぶち当てる — to slam into; to crash into (casual)
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.
