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充てる

あてる

N1allocate · cover

Examples

売上の一部を設備の修理費に充てた。

空いている部屋を臨時の会議室に充てる。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 充てる is read あてる and is a transitive verb for allocating money, time, space, or another resource to a purpose.
  • Basic usage: It is used when putting revenue toward repair costs or assigning an empty room for use as a meeting room.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Particle pattern
    • The resource being allocated is marked with , and the purpose it is allocated to is marked with .

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