当たる

あたる・ ataru

Pitch accent

当たる平板型

〜ます形中高型

〜て形平板型

〜た形平板型

〜ない形平板型

〜なかった形中高型

〜ば形中高型

使役形平板型

受身形平板型

命令形平板型

可能形平板型

〜う形中高型

Meaning

To be hit, to strike
To touch, to be in contact, to be affixed
To be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to
To be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
To be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win
To be successful, to go well, to be a hit
To face, to confront
To lie (in the direction of)
To undertake, to be assigned
To be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted
To be called upon (by the teacher)
To treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at
To be unnecessary
To be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak
(in fishing) to feel a bite
(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil
To feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison)
To shave
To be a relative of a person, to stand in a relationship

Level: Intermediate I

Examples

波が岸辺の岩に当たっては砕けた
なみがきしべのいわにあたってはくだけた
The waves crashed against the rocks on the shore.
日光に当たりすぎるのは危険だ
にっこうにあたりすぎるのはきけんだ
Too much sun exposure is dangerous.