Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, a child hunting for a missing toy tips every reachable container into one enormous heap. A pencil case, sewing basket, slipper rack and biscuit tin have all been emptied indiscriminately.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

手て当あたり次し第だい

teatarishidai

indiscriminately, at random

Example sentences

彼かれは手てあたりしだいに本ほんを読よむ。
He reads books at random.
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彼かれは手当てあたりしだいに質問しつもんした。
He asked questions at random.
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引ひき出だしを手当てあたり次第しだいに開あけて、鍵かぎを探さがした。
I opened drawers one after another, looking for my keys.
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Kanji in 手当次第

手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
当hit; appropriateOnトウKunあたる・あたり・あてる
次next; orderOnジ・シKunつぐ・つぎ
第No.; residenceOnダイ・テイ

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