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Japanese data from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC2, and RADKFILE/KRADFILE (EDRDG). Chinese from CC-CEDICT. French and English from English Wiktionary via Wiktextract. Example sentences from Tatoeba. Stroke diagrams from KanjiVG. JLPT levels follow Jonathan Waller's lists. Full credits on the data and licences page.

EntryJLPT N1
あ当a てteじ字ji

  1. Noun

    kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; ateji

  2. kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

Also written 宛字【あてじ】ateji

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Characters in this word

2
当
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hit, right, appropriate, himself

Kun
あ.たるataruあ.たりatariあ.てるateruあ.てateまさ.にmasaniまさ.にべしmasanibeshi
On
トウtou
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
91 of 2500
Radical
彐 snout

Built from

ヨ尚

Used in names as

たいtai

Words starting with 当Words ending in 当Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3n3.3The Kanji Dictionary
9017.7Four corner code
1075deroo
5f53Unicode hex code
1-37-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1706New Nelson (John Haig)
2177New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1153Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1236Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
93A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
282Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
96Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9913Morohashi
183A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290sakade
517Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
200henshall3
132Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
68crowley
402Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
513Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1161Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dang1, dang4Pinyin reading
dangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
字
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun
あざazaあざなazana-なna
On
ジji
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
485 of 2500
Radical
子 child

Built from

子宀
Words starting with 字Words ending in 字Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7Four corner code
747deroo
5b57Unicode hex code
1-27-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285New Nelson (John Haig)
2172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942Morohashi
28A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86sakade
156Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78henshall3
57Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)