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当たる

あたる

Readings

あたる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito be hit; to strike
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
  3. 3.
    v5r, vito be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
  4. 4.
    v5r, vito be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
  5. 5.
    v5r, vito be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
  6. 6.
    v5r, vito be successful; to go well; to be a hit
  7. 7.
    v5r, vito face; to confront
  8. 8.
    v5r, vito lie (in the direction of)
  9. 9.
    v5r, vito undertake; to be assigned
  10. 10.
    v5r, vito be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
  11. 11.
    v5r, vito be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
  12. 12.
    v5r, vito treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
  13. 13.
    v5r, vito be unnecessary
  14. 14.
    v5r, vito be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
  15. 15.
    v5r, vito feel a bite (in fishing)
  16. 16.
    v5r, vi(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
  17. 17.
    v5r, vtto feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
  18. 18.
    v5r, vtto shave
  19. 19.
    v5r, vtto be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship

Kanji breakdown

N46 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

私は顔に冷たい風が当たるのを感じた。

I felt a cold wind on my face.

彼は発砲したが当たらなかった。

He fired but missed.

日本の桜はまさにイギリスのバラにあたる。

The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.

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当たるあたる

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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