宛 means “addressed to, for”

あて · ate

Also: address, just like, fortunately

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): あてる, あたかも
On'yomi (Chinese reading): エン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

A roof (宀) over a figure curled up asleep (夗): picture a letter finding the house where someone lives. 宛 marks who a thing is for: 宛先 is the address or the To line of an email, 宛名 the name on the envelope, and 〜宛 means "addressed to".

Used in 宛先 (atesaki, address/recipient), 宛名 (atena, addressee's name), and 宛てる (ateru, to address to)

宛 means “addressed to, for”

The story

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