# 当 — hit the mark; appropriate

当 means “hit the mark; appropriate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: あ(たる) (ataru). You'll see it in words such as 当たり (atari, “hit”).

- Meaning: hit the mark; appropriate
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: あ(たる) (ataru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 1

## How to remember 当

Sparks (⺍) fly over the hand (ヨ): it hit the mark.

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · ヨ hand

## Words with 当

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 当たり | あたり (atari) | hit |
| 当てる | あてる (ateru) | to hit |
| 当て | あて (ate) | aim; object |

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[実](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reality/) · [現](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/present/) · [当](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hit-the-mark/) · [性](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nature/) · [要](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/need/) · [和](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harmony/) · [平](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/) · [確](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certain/) · [勢](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/momentum/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hit-the-mark/. Last updated 2026-11-01.