充当|じゅうとうjuutou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verballocation; appropriation
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.
- 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


