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JLPT N1pre-noun adjectivalLevel estimated by Bebop

当とうの

touno

the ... in question

Example sentences

  1. 当とうの本人ほんにんに直接聞ちょくせつきいた方ほうがいいって。

    It’d be better to hear it from the horse’s mouth.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 当とうの娘むすめは身分違みぶんちがいすぎると気きが進すすまなかった。

    The daughter herself was reluctant because of the difference in their social standing.

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

  3. また、当とうの京都きょうとに住すむ人ひとも多おおくは「京都きょうとラーメン」を特とくに意識いしきしていない。

    Furthermore, the majority of residents in Kyoto are not especially aware of the existence of 'Kyoto ramen.'

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

Kanji in 当

  • 当hit; appropriateOnトウKunあたる・あたり・あてる

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