あて

Verb gerund.

• (Tokyo) あて [àté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠te̞]

あて • (ate) 

1. aim; object; end

   あてもなく歩(ある)く

   ate mo naku aruku

   to walk aimlessly

   鳥(とり)を当(あ)てに鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)を撃(う)つ

   tori o ate ni teppō o utsu

   to shoot a gun at a bird

   行(い)く宛(あて)もない

   iku ate mo nai

   with nowhere to go

2. hope; expectation; something to rely or depend upon

   当(あ)てが外(はず)れる

   ate ga hazureru

   to be disappointed

   当(あ)てにできる人(ひと)

   ate ni dekiru hito

   a reliable person

3. pad; cushion; something added for protection
4. snack to have with drink

あて • (-ate) 

1. 宛, 宛て: (addressed) to

   学(がっ)校(こう)あてに本(ほん)を送(おく)る

   gakkō ate ni hon o okuru

   to send a book to the school

   佐(さ)藤(とう)さんあての手紙(てがみ)

   Satō-san ate no tegami

   a letter addressed to Satō

2. (archaic) per
   • 1914, 矢島吉造, 『日米の石油業』

     左(ひだり)に一九一一年(せんきゅうひゃくじゅういちねん)に於(お)ける各国灯油消費量及一人(かっこくとうゆしょうひりょうおよびひとり)当(あ)て消費量(しょうひりょう)を表示(ひょうじ)す

     hidari ni senkyūhyakujūichi nen ni okeru kakkoku tōyu shōhiryō oyobi hitori ate shōhiryō o hyōji su

     Next we show the volume of lamp oil consumed in total and per capita in each country in 1911.

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

• わて (wate)

あて • (ate) 

1. (Kansai, feminine, dated) I; me
   • 2021 June 11, フィルムエストTV, 電話予約センター～あの人この人・十人十色～‎:

     アテ　病院(びょういん)ですねん　水曜(すいよう)の朝(あさ)は

     ate byōin desu nen suiyō no asa wa

     (Kansai) I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning.