JLPT N3 · Communication

宛先

あてさき

address; recipient

Stroke order of 宛先

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

宛 · 8 strokes先 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

宛 is a roof 宀 over a curled-up person, a destination, and 先 is the one ahead.

Parts: 宛 address + 先 destination

The characters in 宛先

先さき — ahead; earlier; tip (6 strokes)

Example sentence

宛先を間違えました。

あてさきをまちがえました。

I got the recipient wrong.

Words with 先

先生teacher 先月last month 先ahead; earlier; tip 先週last week 先輩senior (at school/work)行き先destination 先日the other day 先進国developed country 連絡先contact info 先祖ancestor

More words: Communication

連絡先contact info 通知notification 通訳interpreter 翻訳translation 手話sign language 返信reply 受信receiving 送信sending 用件business; matter 伝わるto be conveyed

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