当 — hit, right, this

とう当 hit

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes

U+5F53 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #91 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1045 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

hit
right
this

word

とう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

当(とう) tou this 本(ほん) 当(とう) に hontouni really 当(とう) 時(じ) touji at that time 本(ほん) 当(とう) hontou truth 当(とう) 日(じつ) toujitsu the day 本(ほん) 当(とう) は hontouha actually 正(せい) 当(とう) seitou legitimate 当(とう) 社(しゃ) tousha our company

あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

当(あ) たる ataru to hit 当(あ) たり前(まえ) atarimae natural 当(あ) てる ateru to hit に当(あ) たって niatatte on the occasion of 当(あ) てはまる atehamaru to apply 当(あ) たり atari hit 目(め) 当(あ) て meate aim 見(み) 当(あ) たる miataru to be found

あて ate Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

手(て) 当(あて) teate allowance

あた ata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

当(あた) る ataru to hit

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

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彐 snout

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