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当あて
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Meanings
Noun
1. aim; object; purpose; end
2. expectations; prospects; hopes
3. something that can be relied upon
4. snack served with alcoholic drink
Suffix
5. pad; guard
Suffix
Prefix
6. blow; strike
Suffix
7. per (Usually kana, also written as 充て)
Other spellings
宛あて宛あてあて
Kanji used
当hit (the target)
Kanji in other spellings
宛addressed to
Pitch accent
あて
Used in vocabulary
手て当あて
salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
Noun
目め当あて
mark; guide; landmark; purpose; aim; goal; intention; end; sight (on a firearm)
Noun
割わり当あて
allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing
Noun
当あて身み
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
Noun
宛あて先さき
address; destination
Noun
宛あて名な
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
Noun
引ひき当あて
mortgage; security
Noun
当あて字じ
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; ateji; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Noun
当あて逃にげ
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
Noun
胸むな当あて
breastplate; chest protector; bib
Noun
胸むね当あて
breastplate; chest protector; bib
Noun
当あて馬うま
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
Noun
Examples40
The letter is for me.
You can't count on their help.
Here are some letters for you.
You can bank on that.
You can always count on Tom.
You cannot rely on his help.