"あて" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠te̞] Forms: ate [romanization]
Etymology: Verb gerund. Head templates: {{ja-noun|あて}} あて • (ate)
  1. aim; object; end
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-noun-G7R4SY-B
  2. hope; expectation; something to rely or depend upon
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-noun-33Cwb0k4
  3. pad; cushion; something added for protection
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-noun-wUa7ETK4 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese pronouns, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 70 7 0 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 14 71 7 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 14 72 7 0 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese pronouns: 7 8 51 7 0 0 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 14 72 7 0 4 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 17 66 9 0 4 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 74 8 0 3 0
  4. snack to have with drink
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-noun-TyGHc94M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Forms: ate [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun}} あて • (ate)
  1. (Kansai, feminine, dated) I; me Tags: Kansai, dated, feminine Synonyms: わて (wate)
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-pron-ZLbvprAF Categories (other): Kansai Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: [a̠te̞] Forms: -ate [romanization]
Etymology: Verb gerund. Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|あて}} あて • (-ate)
  1. 宛, 宛て: (addressed) to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-suffix-QhaUCdhb
  2. (archaic) per Tags: archaic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-あて-ja-suffix-tCfD3skE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "english": "to walk aimlessly",
          "roman": "ate mo naku aruku",
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              "歩",
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          "english": "to shoot a gun at a bird",
          "roman": "tori o ate ni teppō o utsu",
          "ruby": [
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              "鳥",
              "とり"
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            [
              "当",
              "あ"
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            [
              "鉄",
              "てっ"
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            [
              "砲",
              "ぽう"
            ],
            [
              "撃",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "鳥を当てに鉄砲を撃つ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "with nowhere to go",
          "roman": "iku ate mo nai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ],
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              "宛",
              "あて"
            ]
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          "type": "example"
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              "はず"
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          "english": "a reliable person",
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          "ruby": [
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        [
          "expectation",
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          "rely",
          "rely"
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          "depend",
          "depend"
        ]
      ]
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          "_dis": "7 8 51 7 0 0 27",
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        {
          "_dis": "4 17 66 9 0 4 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 74 8 0 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        "pad; cushion; something added for protection"
      ],
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          "pad",
          "pad"
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          "cushion"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "snack to have with drink"
      ],
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          "snack",
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          "english": "to send a book to the school",
          "roman": "gakkō ate ni hon o okuru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "学",
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              "本",
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              "送",
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          "text": "学校あてに本を送る",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "a letter addressed to Satō",
          "roman": "Satō-san ate no tegami",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "佐",
              "さ"
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            [
              "藤",
              "とう"
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              "手紙",
              "てがみ"
            ]
          ],
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              "左",
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            ],
            [
              "一九一一年",
              "せんきゅうひゃくじゅういちねん"
            ],
            [
              "於",
              "お"
            ],
            [
              "各国灯油消費量及一人",
              "かっこくとうゆしょうひりょうおよびひとり"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "消費量",
              "しょうひりょう"
            ],
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              "表示",
              "ひょうじ"
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          "text": "1914, 矢島吉造, 『日米の石油業』\n左に一九一一年に於ける各国灯油消費量及一人当て消費量を表示す\nhidari ni senkyūhyakujūichi nen ni okeru kakkoku tōyu shōhiryō oyobi hitori ate shōhiryō o hyōji su\nNext we show the volume of lamp oil consumed in total and per capita in each country in 1911."
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        "(archaic) per"
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        "morpheme"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(Kansai) I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning.",
          "ref": "2021 June 11, フィルムエストTV, 電話予約センター~あの人この人・十人十色~:",
          "roman": "ate byōin desu nen suiyō no asa wa",
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            [
              "病院",
              "びょういん"
            ],
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              "水曜",
              "すいよう"
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              "朝",
              "あさ"
            ]
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          "text": "アテ 病院ですねん 水曜の朝は",
          "type": "quote"
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        "I; me"
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          "me"
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        {
          "english": "to walk aimlessly",
          "roman": "ate mo naku aruku",
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              "歩",
              "ある"
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          ],
          "text": "あてもなく歩く",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to shoot a gun at a bird",
          "roman": "tori o ate ni teppō o utsu",
          "ruby": [
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              "鳥",
              "とり"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "鉄",
              "てっ"
            ],
            [
              "砲",
              "ぽう"
            ],
            [
              "撃",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "鳥を当てに鉄砲を撃つ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "with nowhere to go",
          "roman": "iku ate mo nai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "宛",
              "あて"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "行く宛もない",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aim; object; end"
      ],
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          "aim",
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        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
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          "end",
          "end"
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    },
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        {
          "english": "to be disappointed",
          "roman": "ate ga hazureru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "外",
              "はず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "当てが外れる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a reliable person",
          "roman": "ate ni dekiru hito",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "当てにできる人",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "hope; expectation; something to rely or depend upon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ],
        [
          "rely",
          "rely"
        ],
        [
          "depend",
          "depend"
        ]
      ]
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        "pad; cushion; something added for protection"
      ],
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        [
          "pad",
          "pad"
        ],
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          "cushion",
          "cushion"
        ]
      ]
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        "snack to have with drink"
      ],
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    {
      "other": "あて"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠te̞]"
    }
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  "word": "あて"
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        },
        {
          "english": "a letter addressed to Satō",
          "roman": "Satō-san ate no tegami",
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              "佐",
              "さ"
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              "藤",
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            [
              "一九一一年",
              "せんきゅうひゃくじゅういちねん"
            ],
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              "於",
              "お"
            ],
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              "各国灯油消費量及一人",
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            ],
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              "当",
              "あ"
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              "しょうひりょう"
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              "表示",
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        }
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          "per",
          "per"
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        "(archaic) per"
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    {
      "other": "あて"
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    {
      "ipa": "[a̠te̞]"
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        {
          "english": "(Kansai) I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning.",
          "ref": "2021 June 11, フィルムエストTV, 電話予約センター~あの人この人・十人十色~:",
          "roman": "ate byōin desu nen suiyō no asa wa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "病院",
              "びょういん"
            ],
            [
              "水曜",
              "すいよう"
            ],
            [
              "朝",
              "あさ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "アテ 病院ですねん 水曜の朝は",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I; me"
      ],
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        [
          "I",
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          "me",
          "me"
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        "(Kansai, feminine, dated) I; me"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "wate",
      "word": "わて"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for あて meaning in Japanese (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "あて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "あて",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "あて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "あて",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "あて"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "あて",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.