Illustration: At the open doorway of a family home, a young woman hands a sealed envelope to her younger brother, who has a bicycle waiting behind him. She points clearly toward their grandmother, visible across the narrow lane tending pots outside her own doorway.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

宛あてる

ateru

to address to someone

Used for letters and other correspondence. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんへ宛あてる手紙てがみも英文えいぶんで書かくようになる。

    She began writing letters to Japan in English.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 義満よしみつは永楽帝えいらくみかどに宛あてて国書こくしょを送おくった。

    Yoshimitsu sent a letter to Emperor Yongle as well.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. このことは千利休せんのりきゅうが島井宗室しまいそうしつへ宛あてた書状しょじょうに書かいている。

    Sen no Rikyu wrote about this in a letter addressed to Soshitsu Shimai.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 宛

  • 宛address; just likeOnエンKunあてる・あたかも

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