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当てる

あてる

to hit, to guess

Mnemonic

You aim, and it lands square on the spot, and the spot this time was your friend’s head. The same atari あて as 当たる, except that this one was aimed. It does guessing as well: あてる.

Worth knowing

当たる あたる is the ball hitting on its own. 当てる is you hitting something with it.

Built from

hit the mark, this
A simplified form, landing squarely on the right spot.

Words sharing these kanji

truth, reality natural, as a matter of course of course, obvious to hit, to strike really, truly suitable, appropriate correspondence, suitability at that time, at the present time person in charge

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