Word Meaning 山を当てる

やまをあてる yama o ateru

山を当てる is read as やまをあてる (yama o ateru) and means to strike a vein of ore.

Meaning

English

to strike a vein of ore
to make a lucky hit
to win against the odds
to anticipate correctly

Reading

Kana

やまをあてる

Romaji

yama o ateru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 46447 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山が当る

やまがあたる

to have one's predictions turn out exactly right

一山当てる

ひとやまあてる

to be right on target

当山

とうざん

this mountain

山を張る

やまをはる

to speculate

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

さんろ

mountain path

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

山形

やまがた

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)