Onyomi: トウ · Kunyomi: あ.たり, あ.たる, あ.て, あ.てる, まさ.に, まさ.にべし · Meanings: appropriate, himself, hit, right
Kanji for appropriate, himself, hit, right
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当 is formed from a single structure representing something directly hitting or being appropriate for a target. The character expresses the idea of hitting the mark or being exactly correct. From this, 当 came to mean to hit, to be right, proper, or appropriate, and also to correspond or apply.
当 shows hitting the mark or being correct, meaning right, proper, or appropriate.
当 is used when something is exactly correct or properly fits. It can also mean hitting a target or corresponding to a situation. Remember 当 as being right, appropriate, or exactly fitting.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 将 | はた | or, otherwise | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 当 | とう | this, our, the ... in question, the said ... | Prefix |
| 当時 | とうじ | at that time, in those days | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 当てる | あてる | to hit | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 当たる | あたる | to be hit, to strike | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 正に | まさに | exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ | natural, reasonable, obvious | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 当日 | とうじつ | day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 当番 | とうばん | being on duty, person on duty, one's turn | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる | to apply (of a rule), to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a description), to fit, to be suitable (e.g. of a word), to meet (requirements), to fulfill (conditions), to come under (a heading) | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |