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hit · right · appropriate · this
N3On: とうKun: あたる、あてる、あたり
Memory Aid
Imagine an arrow hitting a target perfectly, making a horizontal line on the mark under a 'roof' (the top stroke). When it hits, it's exactly `right`.
'TOU'ch the target, and you'll `hit` it.
Vocabulary
当たるあたるto hit, to be right
当てるあてるto hit, to apply
本当ほんとうtruth, real
弁当べんとうbento (lunch box)
当時とうじat that time, in those days
Example Sentences
宝くじが当たった。
I won the lottery.
寒いので、ストーブに手を当てた。
Because it was cold, I put my hands on the stove.
それは本当の話ですか。
Is that a true story?
私は毎日、お弁当を作っています。
I make a bento box every day.