Keyword
hit (the target)
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1236
Old form當
Readings
とう
(55%)
と
(27%)
あ
(16%)
Composed of
rays of light
broken trident
Mnemonic

You've hit the target with your trident so hard that its handle broke, and when it did hit it released a bright flash of light, as represented by the rays of light over the trident.

Used in vocabulary (809 in total)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Examples (200 in total)
If that is true, what will happen?
You are telling the truth.
Huh? Really?