あてる

当 てる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to hit

    • かろうじて車に当てられずにすんだ。
      I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to expose

    • この薬品は日光に当てないようにしなさい。
      Don't expose this chemical to direct sunlight.

  3. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against

    • その金は体育館の建設に当てられた。
      The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.

  4. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)

  5. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to guess (an answer)

  6. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

    • 彼は前回の好景気の間に財産を株取り引きのあてた。
      He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.