Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be hit; to strike
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply tooften as ...に当たる
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
6. godan verb, intransitive verbto be successful; to go well; to be a hit

Examples

• 当たって砕けろ。

  Go for broke!

• 暑さにあたった。

  I was affected by the summer heat.

• 矢は的に当たった。

  The arrow hit the target.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 当たる

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