当たり屋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
当 屋
あ
Grade: 2 		や
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
當たり屋 (kyūjitai)
当り屋

Etymology

Compound of 当たり (atari) +‎ 屋 (-ya)

Pronunciation

Noun

当(あ)たり屋(や) • (atariya) 

  1. lucky person, especially someone who made a lot of money from gambling or stock market
  2. (baseball) skilled batter, batter on a hot streak
  3. accident faker, in order to claim for compensation
  4. barbershop
    Synonym: 床屋 (tokoya)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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