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5 当たる
To Be Right

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Meaning

Primary

To Be Right

Secondary

To Be On Target, To Touch, To Hit

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Reading

あたる

Notes

Groups

    • 当てる （あてる、vt） To Guess, To Hit, To Put

    • 当たる （あたる、vi） To Be Right, To Be On Target, To Touch, To Hit

    • 当たり （あたり） A Success, Success, Hit, Guess

    • 当たる （あたる） To Be Right, To Be On Target, To Touch, To Hit

    • 見当たる （みあたる） To Be Found, To Be Spotted

Remarks

  • 当てる is all about WHAT. What was guessed correctly. Was it a color, was it a number, was it an age, was it a name?

  • 当たる simply states that a correct guess was made. It doesn't mention what was guessed correctly because it's intransitive.

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