当あたる
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Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
3. to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to (often as ...に当たる)
4. to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
5. to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
6. to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
7. to face; to confront
8. to lie (in the direction of)
9. to undertake; to be assigned
10. to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
11. to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
12. to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
13. to be unnecessary (as 〜するには当たらない, etc.)
14. to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak (usu. as 当たっている)
15. to feel a bite (in fishing)
16. (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
Godan verb
Transitive verb
17. to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
18. to shave
19. to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship (as 〜の〜に当たる)
Other spellings
当あたる中あたる中あたるあたる
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あたる
Examples121
The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.
I felt a cold wind on my face.
Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
I got a camera in a lottery.
He fired but missed.