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当たる

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

当たる — “to hit, to strike; to win (a lottery)”

当たる (read あたる) means to hit, to strike; to win (a lottery). It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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あたる

Meaning

to hit, to strike; to win (a lottery)

当たる in a sentence

ボールが顔かおに当あたった。

The ball hit me in the face.

The kanji in 当たる

当to hit, to match; correct

Words that share a kanji with 当たる

お弁当おべんとう— a boxed lunch
本当ほんとう— real, true
適当てきとう— suitable, appropriate; noncommittal, half-hearted
当てるあてる— to apply, to hit against; to guess
見当けんとう— guess, estimate, idea
相当そうとう— considerably, quite; equivalent, corresponding
担当たんとう— being in charge, taking charge
当時とうじ— at that time, in those days

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