当 Kanji – hit
The Japanese kanji 当 can mean hit, right, appropriate, himself.
Meaning and Readings
How is 当 read?
当 has the onyomi reading トウ and the kunyomi readings あたる, あたり, あてる, あて, まさに, まさにべし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, ataru, atari, ateru, ate, masani, masanibeshi.
Common Japanese Words Using 当
These common Japanese words contain 当. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 穏当（おんとう） — proper, reasonable, right, appropriate
- 過当（かとう） — excessive, exorbitant
- 該当（がいとう） — corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for
- 割り当てる（わりあてる） — to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion
- 見当（けんとう） — estimate, guess, conjecture, aim
- 見当たる（みあたる） — to be found
- 差し当たり（さしあたり） — for the time being, at present
- 思い当たる（おもい あたる） — to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory), to come to mind, to recall (in a flash), to be reminded of, to call to mind, to think of, to strike on, to hit on an answer, to seize the crux of a problem
- 事務当局（じむとうきょく） — officials in charge
- 手当たり次第（てあたりしだい） — using anything one can lay one's hands on, haphazardly, on the rebound, at random, indiscriminately
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