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宛

Address
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingあて、あ.てる
JōyōGrade 8Level 39

Meanings

  1. addressRtK
  2. fortunately
  3. just like
  1. aim
  2. object
  3. purpose
  4. end
  5. expectations

Popular Usage

宛名宛てる

Radicals and components

Radical宀roof
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · mailbox · evening · fingerprint

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1521

Compound words

宛名あてな
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
宛先あてさき
address; destination
宛てあて
aim
宛もあたかも
as if
宛らさながら
just like
私宛わたしあて
addressed to me
名宛なあて
address (on an envelope)
宛がうあてがう
to allot
私宛てわたしあて
addressed to me
少し宛すこしずつ
little by little
宛てがうあてがう
to allot
宛名書きあてながき
addressing an envelope
名宛て人なあてにん
addressee
宛てのないあてのない
aimless
宛てがい扶持あてがいぶち
discretionary allowance

Kun Reading Examples

その手紙は私宛に来た。あて
The letter is for me.tatoeba
その手紙は誰宛に書かれたものですか？あて
Who was the letter written to?tatoeba

Additional Examples

配達人が彼女宛の手紙を置いていった。
The mailman left a letter for her.tatoeba
小包に間違った宛名を書いたような気がします。
I'm afraid I have addressed the parcel wrongly.tatoeba
私宛に何か伝言がとどいていませんか。
Are there any messages for me?tatoeba
私宛に手紙が来ていますか。
Is there any mail for me?tatoeba
日本へ宛てる手紙も英文で書くようになる。
She began writing letters to Japan in English.wiki
女院号の一形式として、禁裏の門を宛てる門院号がある。
One form of Nyoingo was the Mon-ingo that came from Kinri (the Imperial Palace) gates.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Addressed to. Roof 宀 + 夗 (a curled-up person) — the house where the recipient is.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 宛

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step