当たる

あたる

to hit, to strike

Mnemonic

He turns round at exactly the wrong moment and the ball lands square on the back of his head. Atari あたる, which is this word and means a hit. Nobody aimed it and it went in anyway: あたる.

Built from

当

hit the mark, this

A simplified form, landing squarely on the right spot.

Words sharing these kanji

本当 truth, reality 当然 natural, as a matter of course 当たり前 of course, obvious 本当に really, truly 当てる to hit, to guess 適当 suitable, appropriate 相当 correspondence, suitability 当時 at that time, at the present time 担当 person in charge

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