わりあて
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion
Pitch accent
りあて
Composed of
① 割ること。また割ったもの。② 大麦を臼などで、粗くひいたもの。③ 割合。頻度。④ 比率の単位。0.1を1割とする。⑤ 利益率。対価。うまみ。⑥ 割り当ての略。⑦ 割引の略。
① 原義:最も適当な位置にすえる。② 打ち付ける、突き合わせる。③ 触らせる、触れさせる。④ 当てはめる、合わせる。⑤ 目的どおり達する、計算どおりに成功する。⑥ あてがう。⑦ 割り当てる、分配する。
Examples (11 in total)
Tickets will be allotted in order of application.
A new room was assigned to me.
The children were assigned to sweep the room.
This room is assigned for chemistry experiments.
They have assigned me a small room.
They assigned the task to us.
The teacher allotted the longest chapter to me.
My boss assigned the hard job to me.
He is sure to carry out the task assigned to him.
Each speaker was allotted five minutes.
The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.