Lingaku当てる【あてる】
Frequency rank: 1,257.
- to hit
- to expose
- to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
- to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
- to guess (an answer)
- to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 当てる【あてる】Frequency rank: 1,257.
- あてるFrequency rank: 7,208. – 7,217.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hit
- to expose
- to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
- to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
- to guess (an answer)
- to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
This meaning refers to the action of making contact with something, typically in a forceful or intended way.
This meaning is used in contexts where something is revealed or uncovered, whether physically or metaphorically.
This meaning is used when talking about applying something to a surface or making contact in a supportive manner.
I applied a bandage from the survival kit.
This meaning is used in contexts of distributing tasks or responsibilities, or selecting someone in a group setting.
This meaning pertains to making an estimation or assumption about something without sufficient information.
This meaning is related to achieving success, especially in games of chance like lotteries.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あてる当てるきごう(あてるきごう)to hitてき的にあてる当てるto hit the targetもくひょう目標をあてる当てるto set a goalしょうきん賞金をあてる当てるto win a prizeよそう予想をあてる当てるto guess correctlyくらすクラスであてられる当てられるto be called on in classちょっかん直感であてる当てるto guess by intuitionちゃんすチャンスをあてる当てるto hit an opportunityぱっちパッチをあてる当てるto apply a patchぼうるボールをあてる当てるto hit the ballうん運をあてる当てるto try one's luckてきせつ適切にあてる当てるto hit appropriatelyすぐにあてる当てるto hit right awayはなし話をあてる当てるto guess the topic of conversation
Example sentences
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Let's suppose you happen to strike it rich at the races.
Yasunori leaned into the armrest and looked in bemusement at the breakfast laid before him.
3. ふつう普通は、あいでぃいidぞくせい属性とねえむnameぞくせい属性におなじ同じあたい値をわりあてます割り当てます。きごう（やくちゅう訳注きごう：ことなっていて異なっていてもかまわない構わないがべんぎ便宜じょう上おなじ同じあたい値をわりあてる割り当てるということ事きごう）
Usually the id and name attributes have the same value applied. (N.B. Not because it matters if they differ but just as a matter of convenience.)
Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.
He put his finger to his lips as a sign to be quiet.
He was lost in thought with his hand on his forehead.