Meaning of 当たる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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当たる, 当る, 中る, 中たるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingあたる
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Romajiataru
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Word Senses
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- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
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- to be hit; to strike
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- to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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- to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
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- to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
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- to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
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- to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
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- to face; to confront
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- to lie (in the direction of)
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- to undertake; to be assigned
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- to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
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- to be called upon (by the teacher)
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- to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
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- to be unnecessary
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- (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
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- (in fishing) to feel a bite
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- (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
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- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
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- to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
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- to shave
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Example Sentences
当たる, 当る, 中る, 中たる, あたる used in context
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If you throw something like that down, if someone's unlucky enough to be hit they'll be injured.
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上昇しすぎているとみられるときは、主要国の中央銀行が協力して介入に当たります。
When it is seen to have risen too far, the central banks of major countries cooperate to intervene.
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Suspicion that this amounts to insider trading has strengthened.
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Next year my birthday will fall on Sunday.
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Next year my birthday will fall on Sunday.
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The arrow hit the target.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
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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