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    3. 当てる

    当てる

    当あて​る​

    to hit

    N3KMT5News #10+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    あてる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to hit
    2.
    to expose
    3.
    to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
    4.
    to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)
    5.
    to guess (an answer)
    6.
    to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    ボールを的まとに当あてる。

    Hit the ball to the target.

    KMT3Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    答こたえを当あてるのは難むずかしい。

    It's difficult to guess the answer.

    KMT5Daily LifeEducation
    日ひ差ざしが強つよいので、帽ぼう子しをかぶって日ひ焼やけ止どめを肌はだに当あてた。

    The sun was strong, so I wore a hat and applied sunscreen to my skin.

    KMT5Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    先せん生せいは生せい徒とに質しつ問もんを当あてた。

    The teacher called on a student with a question.

    KMT5EducationDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは宝たからくじを当あてて大おお金がね持もちになった。

    She won the lottery and became rich.

    KMT6Daily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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