Kanji

当

当

hit, right, appropriate, himself

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

小部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あたる, あたり, あてる, あて, まさに, まさにべし

Nanori (Name Reading)

あ, あつ, たえ, まさ, まつ

Common Readings

トウ, あ…たる, あ…てる

Example sentences

本当 ほんとう
本当に美味しい料理だった

It was really delicious food.

え え
え、本当ですか？

Eh, is that true?

当然 とうぜん
努力が成功につながるのは当然だ。

It is only natural that effort leads to success.

からすると からすると
親の立場からすると、子供の将来が心配なのは当然だ。

From a parent's standpoint, it's natural to worry about a child's future.

当たり前 あたりまえ
努力した人が報われるのは、当たり前のことだ。

It is natural that those who make an effort are rewarded.

当たる あたる
宝くじで一等賞が当たった。

I won the first prize in the lottery.

勘 かん
彼の勘はいつもよく当たる。

His intuition is always spot on.

本当に ほんとうに
昨日のテストは、本当に難しかった。

Yesterday's test was really difficult.

なあ なあ
今日は本当にいい天気だなあ。

It's really nice weather today, isn't it.

当てる あてる
彼は宝くじで一等賞を当てた。

He won the first prize in the lottery.

Example Vocabulary

本当

ほんとう

truth, reality; really, truly

当然

とうぜん

natural; as a matter of course; justified

当たり前

あたりまえ

natural; reasonable; obvious; common

当たる

あたる

to hit; to strike; to win; to be equivalent to

本当に

ほんとうに

really; truly; actually

当てる

あてる

to hit; to win; to guess; to expose

適当

てきとう

appropriate; suitable; (also) irresponsible; random; half-hearted

相当

そうとう

equivalent; corresponding to; suitable; considerable; quite

当時

とうじ

at that time; in those days

担当

たんとう

taking charge; being in charge; responsibility

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