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“To allocate” in Japanese

Short answer
宛がう ategau あてがう

To allocate in Japanese is “宛がう” (ategau). Full meaning: to allot, to allocate; to supply with, to furnish; to fit to, to fasten to, to apply to.

Other ways to say “To allocate” in Japanese

割り当てる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 配る kubaru to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out; to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station 割当る wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 割當てる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 割当てる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 振り向ける furimukeru to turn (around); to appropriate, to set aside, to allocate, to assign (for another purpose or use) 割り振る warifuru to assign, to allot, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to assess, to apportion, to allocate わり当てる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 割りあてる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion わりあてる wariateru to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to apportion 振る furu to wave, to shake, to swing; to sprinkle, to throw (dice); to cast (actor), to allocate (work)

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