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音読おんよみ: トウ

訓読くんよみ:たる
てるまさ(に)

画数かくすう: 6 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: ⺍(つかんむり)

Meaning

To hit, be correct, or apply.

  • たる — to hit, to be correct
  • てる — to apply, to guess
  • 担当たんとう — in charge of
  • 当然とうぜん — obvious, natural
  • 当日とうじつ — the day (of the event)
  • 見当けんとう — estimate, guess
  • 妥当だとう — appropriate / reasonable
  • 本当ほんとう — truth / real
  • 当番とうばん — being on duty / person on duty

This kanji originally represented a person aligned with a mark — like hitting the target. It often appears in expressions related to correctness, assignment, or judgment.

鈴木すずきさんが当選とうせんしました。
Mr. Suzuki was elected.

かれは くじきにたりました。
He won the lottery.

然
Creates
当然とうぜん — obvious, natural
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