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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 1

当 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

hit; appropriate; allotted

On: トウtou
Kun: あてるateru あたるataru あたりatari あてate まさにmasani

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

当6 strokes

How to write 当: stroke order

当 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

当 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 当 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 当

The parts 当 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

⺌ (小)
small
Radical
⺕ (彑)

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 1

合 fit; combine; joinOnゴウ、ガッ、カッKunあう、あわす、あわせる部 part; departmentOnブ、ホウ、ホKunべ、わける、すべる彼 he; that personOnヒKunかれ、かの内 inside; withinOnナイ、ダイ、ノウKunうち、いる実 reality; fruit; substanceOnジツ、シツKunみ、みのる、まこと当 hit; appropriate; allottedOnトウKunあてる、あたる、あたり戦 war; battle; fightOnセンKunいくさ、たたかう、おののく性 nature; sex; characteristicOnセイ、ショウKunさが、たち対 opposite; against; pairOnタイ、ツイKunあいて、こたえる、そろい関 connection; barrierOnカンKunせき、かかわる、ぜき