Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 場当たり(ばあたり) in Japanese

場当たり, 場当り
Kana Reading
ばあたり
Romaji
bātari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gag; claptrap
    Example sentence
    闇夜に鉄砲じゃあるまいそんな場当たり的なやり方うまくいくとは思えないよ。 That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    ad hoc; haphazard
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dress rehearsal

Examples of 場当たり, 場当り, ばあたり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

hit, right, appropriate, himself

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし

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JLPT 4

12 strokes

location, place

On'Yomi: ジョウ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: ば

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