JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 当: "hit, right, appropriate"
The kanji 当 means "hit, right, appropriate, himself". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read トウ in on'yomi and あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hit, right, appropriate, himself |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 91 of 2,501 |
Common words with 当
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 本当truth; reality; actuality; fact · proper; right; correct; official
- 当然natural; right; proper; just · naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly
- 当たるto be hit; to strike · to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
- 当たり前natural; reasonable; obvious · usual; common; ordinary; commonplace
- 当にvraiment, assurément, à juste titre
- 相当corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to · appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate
- 当時at that time; in those days
- 当てるto hit · to expose
- 本当にreally; truly
- 適当suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate · perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy
- 担当being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
- 当初beginning; start; outset · at first; at the beginning; initially; originally
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