Meaning of 手当たり次第 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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手当たり次第
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Kana Readingてあたりしだい
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Romajiteatarishidai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
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Example Sentences
手当たり次第, てあたりしだい used in context
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I used to read novels at random.
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I used to read novels at random.
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She listened to her CDs at random.
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He bought books at random.
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He listened to his CDs at random.
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He asked questions at random.
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Kanji found in this word
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On: トウ
Kun: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
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