Word Meaning 当てる

あてる ateru

当てる is read as あてる (ateru) and means to expose.

Meaning

English

  1. to expose
  2. to guess (an answer)
  3. to hit
  4. to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
  5. to allot
  6. to call on someone (e.g. in class)
  7. to apply (e.g. patch)
  8. to put on

Reading

Kana

あてる

Romaji

ateru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 外す Rank 2652 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

当たる

あたる

to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)

当てはまる

あてはまる

to apply (of a rule)

当然視する

とうぜんしする

to consider to be inevitable

当たり前

あたりまえ

natural

当たり

あたり

bruise (on fruit)

当て

あて

addressed to

当時

とうじ

at that time

当選

とうせん

being elected

当初

とうしょ

beginning

当日

とうじつ

day in question

当分

とうぶん

for a while (from now)

Example Sentences

2

They intended to drill for oil.

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