Illustration: During a casual rubber-ball game on a Japanese school playground, a soft ball strikes an adult helper squarely between the shoulder blades. The ball is slightly flattened at the contact point, and the helper's loose shirt creases inward around it.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

当あたる

ataru

to hit, to strike

Example sentences

矢やは的まとに当あたった。
The arrow hit the target.
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弾たまが的まとに当あたった。
The bullet found its mark.
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彼かれは発砲はっぽうしたが当あたらなかった。
He fired but missed.
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Kanji in 当

当hit; appropriateOnトウKunあたる・あたり・あてる

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