hit / appropriate
N3- Onyomi
- トウ
- Kunyomi
- あ(たる)
- Stroke count
- 6
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 当 down and you get ⺌ (small) — three little strokes, small things scattered, and beside it ⺕ (hand) — a hand gripping from above. Picture an open ledger book ruled into counted columns, put 当 inside it, and let that scene stand for "hit" — hit / appropriate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 6
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は6画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 6 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
担当
tantou
being in charge
適当
tekitou
suitable
担当者
tantousha
person in charge
当選
tousen
winning an election
抵当
teitou
mortgage
配当
haitou
dividend
Example sentences (5)
私はこのプロジェクトを担当しています。
わたし は この ぷろじぇくと を たんとう しています。
watashi wa kono purojekuto o tantou shiteimasu.
I am in charge of this project.
担当が変わる場合は、必ずお客様に連絡します。
たんとう が かわる ばあい は、かならず おきゃくさま に れんらく します。
tantou ga kawaru baai wa, kanarazu okyakusama ni renraku shimasu.
If the person in charge changes, we always contact the customer.
適当な大きさの箱を探しています。
てきとうな おおきさ の はこ を さがしています。
tekitouna ookisa no hako o sagashiteimasu.
I am looking for a box of a suitable size.
適当に返事をすると、あとで困ることになりますよ。
てきとう に へんじ を する と、あと で こまる こと に なります よ。
tekitou ni henji o suru to, ato de komaru koto ni narimasu yo.
If you answer carelessly, you will end up in trouble later.
担当者に直接連絡してください。
たんとうしゃ に ちょくせつ れんらく して ください。
tantousha ni chokusetsu renraku shite kudasai.
Please contact the person in charge directly.