当あたり

noun

hit; winning result

A result that hits the mark, especially a winning lottery ticket, prize draw, or successful strike in a game-like context.

• このくじは当あたりだった。

  This lottery ticket was a winner.

noun

success; hit; good choice

Used when a product, work, shop, choice, or plan turns out successfully; often contrasts with 外れ.

• この映えい画がは今年ことし一いち番ばんの当あたりだった。

  This movie was the biggest hit of the year.

• 初はじめて入はいった店みせが当あたりで、料りょう理りがとてもおいしかった。

  The restaurant I tried for the first time turned out to be a great choice, and the food was delicious.

noun

guess; prediction; hunch

Common in the pattern 当たりをつける, meaning to make an informed guess or pick a likely target, place, or explanation.

• 警けい察さつは犯はん人にんが駅えきの近ちかくにいると当あたりをつけた。

  The police guessed that the culprit was near the station.

• 私わたしの当あたりは完かん全ぜんに外はずれた。

  My prediction was completely wrong.

noun

affability; friendliness; manner toward others

Usually seen in compounds or phrases such as 人当たりがいい or 当たりが柔らかい, describing how gently or pleasantly someone deals with people.

• 彼かれは人ひと当あたりがよく、初しょ対たい面めんでも話はなしやすい。

  He is friendly and easy to talk to even when you first meet him.

• その先せん生せいは生せい徒とへの当あたりが柔やわらかい。

  That teacher is gentle in the way she treats her students.

noun

feel; touch; sensation

Describes the physical feel of something as it contacts the skin, mouth, or body; common in compounds such as 肌当たり and 口当たり.

• このセーターは肌はだへの当あたりが柔やわらかい。

  This sweater feels soft against the skin.

• この水みずは口くち当あたりがまろやかだ。

  This water has a smooth feel in the mouth.

noun

bruise on fruit

Limited use for a damaged or bruised spot on fruit caused by impact or pressure; often encountered in produce or handling contexts.

• この桃ももは少すこし当あたりがあるので、早はやめに食たべてください。

  This peach has a slight bruise, so please eat it soon.

noun

atari; stone or chain in immediate danger of capture

Only with reading アタリ

Go term for a position where a stone or connected group can be captured on the opponent's next move; usually written アタリ.

• 白しろの石いしはアタリになっている。

  White's stone is in atari.

• ここに打うつと黒くろがアタリになる。

  If you play here, Black will be in atari.

noun

fish bite; strike

Fishing term for the tug, movement, or indication that a fish has taken or struck the bait; 魚信 is listed as a special spelling.

See also: 魚信

• 朝あさから釣つっているのに、まだ当あたりがない。

  I've been fishing since morning, but I still haven't had a bite.

• 浮うきが沈しずんだが、当あたりは小ちいさかった。

  The float sank, but the strike was weak.

suffix

per; each

Suffix attached after a quantity, person, unit, area, or period to express a rate or amount per unit, as in 一人当たり and 一日当たり.

• 参さん加か費ひは一人ひとり当あたり千せん円えんです。

  The participation fee is 1,000 yen per person.

• 一いち日にち当あたりの作さ業ぎょう時じ間かんを減へらした。

  We reduced the amount of work time per day.