The kanji 宛: meaning, readings and stroke order

宛

Meaning: address to, recipient
On reading: —
Kun reading: あ（てる） ateru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 宀 roof
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: gửi tới, người nhận (uyển)
Japanese: あてる。てがみをおくるあいて。
Korean: 보내다, 받는 사람 (완)
Chinese: 寄给、收件人

Readings, words and example sentences

あ（てる） ateru · kun reading · less common

宛あてる
to address (to someone)
友だちに 宛あてて 手紙を書きます。
I write a letter to my friend.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.