当たる

verb (godan)あたる · ataru

1. Englishto be hit; to strike

   • 私は顔に冷たい風が当たるのを感じた。I felt a cold wind on my face.

2. Englishto touch; to be in contact; to be affixed

3. Englishto be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to

   • 日本の桜はまさにイギリスのバラにあたる。The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.

4. Englishto be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

   • 不思議な話だが、彼の予言は当たった。Strange to say, his prediction has come true.

5. Englishto be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win

   • 福引きでカメラが当たった。I got a camera in a lottery.

6. Englishto be successful; to go well; to be a hit

7. Englishto face; to confront

8. Englishto lie (in the direction of)

9. Englishto undertake; to be assigned

10. Englishto be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted

    • 彼はフグにあたった。He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.

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