あて

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
当て

宛て

Verb gerund.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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あて (ate

  1. aim; object; end
    あてもなく(ある)
    ate mo naku aruku
    to walk aimlessly
    (とり)()(てっ)(ぽう)()
    tori o ate ni teppō o utsu
    to shoot a gun at a bird
    ()(あて)ない
    iku ate mo nai
    with nowhere to go
  2. hope; expectation; something to rely or depend upon
    ()(はず)れる
    ate ga hazureru
    to be disappointed
    ()にできる(ひと)
    ate ni dekiru hito
    a reliable person
  3. pad; cushion; something added for protection
  4. snack to have with drink

Suffix

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あて (-ate

  1. , 宛て: (addressed) to
    (がっ)(こう)あて(ほん)(おく)
    gakkō ate ni hon o okuru
    to send a book to the school
    ()(とう)さんあて手紙(てがみ)
    Satō-san ate no tegami
    a letter addressed to Satō
  2. (archaic) per
    • 1914, 矢島吉造, 『日米の石油業
      (ひだり)一九一一年(せんきゅうひゃくじゅういちねん)()ける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)()消費量(しょうひりょう)表示(ひょうじ)
      hidari ni senkyūhyakujūichi nen ni okeru kakkoku tōyu shōhiryō oyobi hitori ate shōhiryō o hyōji su
      Next we show the volume of lamp oil consumed in total and per capita in each country in 1911.
Usage notes
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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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あて (ate

  1. (Kansai, feminine, dated) I; me
    • 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~[1]:
      アテ 病院(びょういん)ですねん 水曜(すいよう)(あさ)
      ate byōin desu nen suiyō no asa wa
      (Kansai) I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN