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Frequency rank 48 / 2,608

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On’yomi
とう
Kun’yomi
あ
Radical
彐 Snout (Kangxi 58)
School grade
2
Strokes
6

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

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

A dart sits exactly in the bullseye.

In words

当て あて object;aim;end;hopes;expectationsN1
当たる あたる to be hit,to be successful,to be equivalent toN3
当てる あてる to hit,to apply a patchN3

当 is rank 48 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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