also 当たる · 当る · 中たる
- godan verb, intransitive to be hit; to strike
- to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
- often as ...に当たる to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
- to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
- to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
- to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
- to face; to confront
- to lie (in the direction of)
- to undertake; to be assigned
- to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
- to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
- to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
- as 〜するには当たらない, etc. to be unnecessary
- baseball, usu. as 当たっている to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
- to feel a bite (in fishing)
- (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
- godan verb, transitive to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
- to shave
- as 〜の〜に当たる to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship