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Japanese symbol for “allot”

Romaji: ateru
to hit

In Japanese, allot is , read (ateru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to hit
  2. v1, vt to expose
  3. v1, vt to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
  4. v1, vt to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
  5. v1, vt to guess (an answer)
  6. v1, vt to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Kanji and stroke order

hit, right, appropriate
on: トウ
kun: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “allot”

WordReadingMeaning
くばる kubaruto allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
わりあてる wariateruto assign; to allot; to allocate
つける tsukeruto allot; to budget; to assign
わりふる warifuruto assign; to allot; to divide among
むける mukeruto allot; to allocate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほんとう hontoutruth; reality; actuality
とうじ toujiat that time; in those days
たんとう tantoubeing in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper
そうとう soutoucorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
とうせん tousenbeing elected

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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