当たる

also 当る · 中る · 中たる

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