# 当 — Correct

Frequency rank 48 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 部 (Part), less common than 性 (Gender).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: あ
- Radical: 彐 Snout (Kangxi 58)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 6

A dart sits exactly in the bullseye.

In words:

- 当て あて — object;aim;end;hopes;expectations
- 当たる あたる — to be hit,to be successful,to be equivalent to
- 当てる あてる — to hit,to apply a patch

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