当たり

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

()たり or ()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()わせる
    atari ga attara awaseru
    When it bites, I'll hook it

Suffix

()たり (atari

  1. per, each, every

References

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