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Meaning of 当たる(あたる) in Japanese

当たる, 当る, 中る, 中たる
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
あたる
Romaji
ataru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be hit; to strike
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to face; to confront
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to lie (in the direction of)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to undertake; to be assigned
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be called upon (by the teacher)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be unnecessary
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (in fishing) to feel a bite
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to shave

Examples of 当たる, 当る, 中る, 中たる, あたる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
当たる
Plain Polite
当たります
Negative
当たらない
Negative Polite
当たりません

Past

Plain
当たった
Plain Polite
当たりました
Negative
当たらなかった
Negative Polite
当たりませんでした

Te

Plain
当たって
Plain Polite
当たりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
当たられる
Plain Polite
当たられます
Negative
当たられない
Negative Polite
当たられません


Related Kanji

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 5

4 strokes

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: なか, うち, あた.る

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