あて
Meanings
Noun
1. aim; object; purpose; end
2. expectations; prospects; hopes
3. something that can be relied upon
4. snack served with alcoholic drink
Suffix
5. pad; guard
Noun
Suffix
6. blow; strike
Suffix
7. addressed to
8. per
also written as 充て
Kanji used
addressed to
Pitch accent
Top 11000
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
address; destination
address (on an envelope)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
address (of a letter, parcel, etc.); destination
two at a time; two by two; in twos
Examples (3 in total)
Who was the letter written to?
The mailman left a letter for her.
Tom found the note that Mary had left for him.