当あてる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to hit
Just land one hit and that's enough!
2. to expose
I aired the futon in the sunlight.
3. to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
Saying so, she gently places both hands against her chest.
4. to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
Today again, the teacher keeps calling on me.
5. to guess (an answer)
Shall I guess what you're thinking?
6. to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
I won a hundred million yen in the lottery.
Kanji used
hit (the target)
Pitch accent
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Top 1100
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
to push (something) against
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
Examples (34 in total)
Can you guess the price?
I want to win the lottery!
I placed my hand on my chest.
Guess who won.
It's big, so it's easy to hit, right?
I won a travel voucher in a prize draw.
Shall I guess what you're thinking?
Today again, the teacher keeps calling on me.
I put my finger to my lips.
Just land one hit and that's enough!
I hit the mark with the arrow.
He put his hand to his forehead.
I put the receiver to my ear.
The teacher called on me in class, and I couldn't answer.
Guess what he told me.
I don't even have the luxury of holding the phone to my ear.
Against those two, we'll put up only the two who can match them.
The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.
I always raise my hand, but the teacher never calls on me.
It is comical that he is holding a handkerchief to his nose.
They exposed the books to the sun.
I dried my wet shoes by putting them out in the wind.
The doctor placed a stethoscope on the patient's chest.
Don't expose the plant to direct sunlight.
I place my index finger on my chin to confirm, just to be sure.
Point the light downward and shine it on the ground.
She placed one hand on her temple and shook her head lightly to the side.
I press the call button and hold the phone to my ear.
Instead of answering, I lightly place my hand on her back.
I lay down on the bed, clasped my hands, and placed them behind my head.
I put in an hour of jogging before I go to school.
Saying so, she gently places both hands against her chest.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
After saying this to each other, the two simultaneously place their hands on their chests and think.