address, just like, fortunately
On'yomi (音読み)
- エン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あ.てる
- -あて
- -づつ
- あたか.も
About this kanji
The kanji 宛 (あて) primarily means 'address' and is often used in contexts related to sending letters or packages. It can also imply 'just like' or 'fortunately.' This character is typically used as a noun. Some common compounds include 宛先 (あてさき), which means 'address' and refers to the destination of a letter; 宛名 (あてな), meaning 'name and address' on an envelope; and 私宛 (わたしあて), which means 'addressed to me.' A usage note: you might use 宛 when talking about where to send something or referencing someone to whom a message is directed.
Example sentences
手紙を宛名を書く。
I will write the address on the letter.
Meanings across languages
- English
- address, just like, fortunately
- Tiếng Việt
- địa chỉ
- 日本語
- 宛先
- 한국어
- 주소
- 中文
- 地址
- id
- alamat
- th
- ที่อยู่
- es
- dirección
- fr
- adresse
- de
- Adresse
- pt
- endereço
Common compounds
- 宛先あてさきaddress, destination
- 宛名あてなname and address (on an envelope, etc.), (addressee's) name, addressee
- 宛らさながらjust like, exactly like, as if
- 私宛わたしあてaddressed to me, for me
- 宛然えんぜんas if, the very thing itself
- 名宛なあてaddress (on an envelope)
- 宛転えんてんeloquent, fluent, smooth-spoken
- 宛いあてがいallotment, arrangement
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