当たり

Japanese
Kanji in this term
当
あ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
當たり (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Conjunctive or noun form (連用形) of the verb 当たる.

Noun

当(あ)たり • (atari) 

  1. a hit
  2. a winning or correct guess
  3. (go) atari, a situation where a stone or group of stones is threatened with capture on the next move
  4. (fishing) bite
    アタリがあったら合(あ)わせる
    atari ga attara awaseru
    When it bites, I'll hook it

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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