# 宛 — Address

Frequency rank 1577 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 肪 (Fat), less common than 疫 (Epidemic).

- On’yomi: えん
- Kun’yomi: あて
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A roof on top with evening below — under a roof as evening falls, you write the address on a letter before nightfall.

In words:

- 宛 あて — addressed to
- 宛てる あてる — to address
- 宛名 あてな — address,direction

[Study 宛](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%AE%9B)

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