充当|じゅうとうjuutou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verballocation; appropriation
    その金かねは負債ふさいの支払しはらいに充当じゅうとうすることになっている。↗
    The money is to be applied to the debt.
Conjugation
Dictionary form充当する(じゅうとうする)
Polite (masu)充当します(じゅうとうします)
Negative (nai)充当しない(じゅうとうしない)
polite (masen)充当しません(じゅうとうしません)
classical zu / nu充当せず・充当せぬ(じゅうとうせず・じゅうとうせぬ)
Past (ta)充当した(じゅうとうした)
polite (mashita)充当しました(じゅうとうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)充当しなかった(じゅうとうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)充当しませんでした(じゅうとうしませんでした)
Te form充当して(じゅうとうして)
Potential充当できる(じゅうとうできる)
Passive充当される(じゅうとうされる)
Causative充当させる(じゅうとうさせる)
Causative passive充当させられる(じゅうとうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)充当すれば(じゅうとうすれば)
tara充当したら(じゅうとうしたら)
Volitional充当しよう(じゅうとうしよう)
polite (mashou)充当しましょう(じゅうとうしましょう)
Imperative充当しろ(じゅうとうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym割り当てるわりあてるNeutralAssigns or allots in shares, as in 「仕事を割り当てる」; emphasizes dividing something into portions and dealing them out.
  • Synonym充てるあてるNeutralNative-Japanese verb for setting something aside for a use, as in 「ボーナスを返済に充てる」; 「充当」 is the more written/formal word.
  • SynonymあてがうCasualColloquial verb for giving or providing something, as in 「部屋をあてがう」; carries a nuance of assigning things offhand.
  • Related割り振るわりふるNeutralAssigns or parcels out tasks; close to 「割り当てる」, but emphasizes each person receiving their own share.
  • Related配るくばるNeutralDistributes or hands things out, as in 「チラシを配る」; emphasizes getting items into each person's hands one by one.
  • Related割り付けるわりつけるNeutralAllots or assigns, and also means laying out text for print; emphasizes arranging things by position.
  • Related振り当てるふりあてるNeutralAssigns tasks for individuals to share; used less often — 「割り振る」 is the usual choice.
  • Related配賦はいふNeutralAccounting term for apportioning shared costs among departments or products.

Use 「充当」 for allocating personnel or funds to a purpose; it belongs to written/formal prose, as in 「予算を人件費に充当する」. In everyday speech say 「充てる」; for assigning tasks say 「割り当てる」; for handing things out say 「配る」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 人員じんいんや金品きんぴんをある目的もくてきや用途ようとに充あてること。
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