充てる|あてるateru[0]heiban (flat)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto assign; to set aside
   彼かれはその金かねを借金しゃっきんの返済へんさいに充あてた。↗

   He applied the money to the payment of debts.

• Synonym割り振るわりふるNeutralFor doling out tasks or shares to people, as in 「仕事を割り振る」; it focuses on distributing to each person, while 「充てる」 focuses on directing something to a use.
• Synonym割り当てるわりあてるNeutralTo divide up and assign in shares; it stresses splitting into portions and does not emphasize the purpose, unlike 「充てる」.
• Synonym引き当てるひきあてるNeutralTo draw a winning ticket, or to put yourself in another's position as in 「身に引き当てる」; it can mean reserving money or goods for a use — that sense is close to 「充てる」.
• Synonym充当じゅうとうWrittenA kanji compound noun, also usable as 「充当する」, for assigning personnel or funds to a purpose; stiffer than 「充てる」, mostly in official documents.
• Synonym配属はいぞくNeutralAssigning a person to work in a department, as in 「営業部に配属」; its object is people, not money or time.
• Synonym割り付けるわりつけるNeutralCovers allocation and also page or screen layout; it stresses arranging positions, whereas 「充てる」 stresses devoting something to a purpose.
• SynonymあてがうCasualTo hand out or provide, with a nuance of assigning casually; colloquial, while 「充てる」 is more neutral.
• Synonym振り当てるふりあてるNeutralTo assign tasks so people share them; less common, and close in meaning to 「割り振る」.
• Synonym配賦はいふNeutralAn accounting term for apportioning shared costs across departments; 「充てる」 is not limited to accounting.
• Synonym振り向けるふりむけるNeutralTo turn something around, or to divert it to another use, as in 「予算を振り向ける」; it stresses redirecting.
• Related残すのこすNeutralTo leave or keep something; it stresses what remains, not setting something aside for a purpose as 「充てる」 does.
• Related任じるにんじるNeutralTo appoint someone to a post, or to style oneself as in 「自ら任じる」; it deals with duties and positions, not with money or time.
• Related任ずるにんずるWrittenA more written variant of 「任じる」 with the same meaning: appointing someone to a post or claiming a role for oneself; about positions, not funds.
• Related割り付けわりつけNeutralA noun for allocation, and also for page layout; it leans toward the layout sense.

Use 「充てる」 to devote money, time, or people to a purpose, as in 「ボーナスを返済に充てる」 or 「時間を勉強に充てる」; for the noun, say 「充当」; for dividing into shares, 「割り当てる」; for assigning personnel, 「配属」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 原義げんぎ:最もっとも適当てきとうな位置いちにすえる。
2. あてがう。
3. 割り当わりあてる、分配ぶんぱいする。
4. （充あてる）充当じゅうとうする、～で充みたす。