"当てる" meaning in Japanese

See 当てる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [a̠te̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|あてる|tr=trans|type=2}} 当(あ)てる • (ateru) transitive ichidan (stem 当(あ)て (ate), past 当(あ)てた (ateta)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|あ|2d-t}} Forms: 当てる [canonical] (ruby: ()), ateru [romanization], 当て [stem] (ruby: ()), 当てた [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 当て [error-unrecognized-form], あて [error-unrecognized-form], ate [error-unrecognized-form], 当てる [error-unrecognized-form], あてる [error-unrecognized-form], ateru [error-unrecognized-form], 当てれ [error-unrecognized-form], あてれ [error-unrecognized-form], atere [error-unrecognized-form], 当てよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 当てろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], あてよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], あてろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], ateyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], atero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 当てられる [passive], あてられる [passive], aterareru [passive], 当てさせる [causative], 当てさす [causative], あてさせる [causative], あてさす [causative], atesaseru [causative], atesasu [causative], 当てられる [potential], 当てれる [colloquial, potential], あてられる [potential], あてれる [colloquial, potential], aterareru [potential], atereru [colloquial, potential], 当てよう [volitional], あてよう [volitional], ateyō [volitional], 当てない [negative], 当てぬ [negative], 当てん [negative], あてない [negative], あてぬ [negative], あてん [negative], atenai [negative], atenu [negative], aten [negative], 当てず [continuative, negative], あてず [continuative, negative], atezu [continuative, negative], 当てます [formal], あてます [formal], atemasu [formal], 当てた [perfective], あてた [perfective], ateta [perfective], 当てて [conjunctive], あてて [conjunctive], atete [conjunctive], 当てれば [conditional, hypothetical], あてれば [conditional, hypothetical], atereba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 当て [irrealis, stem], あて [irrealis, stem], ate [irrealis], 当て [continuative, stem], あて [continuative, stem], ate [continuative], 当つ [stem, terminative], あつ [stem, terminative], atu [terminative], 当つる [attributive, stem], あつる [attributive, stem], aturu [attributive], 当つれ [realis, stem], あつれ [realis, stem], ature [realis], 当てよ [imperative, stem], あてよ [imperative, stem], ateyo [imperative], 当てず [negative], あてず [negative], atezu [negative], 当つれど [contrastive], あつれど [contrastive], aturedo [contrastive], 当つれば [causative], あつれば [causative], atureba [causative], 当てば [conditional], あてば [conditional], ateba [conditional], 当てき [past], あてき [past], ateki [past], 当てけり [past], あてけり [past], atekeri [past], 当てつ [perfect], あてつ [perfect], atetu [perfect], 当てぬ [perfect], あてぬ [perfect], atenu [perfect], 当てたり [continuative, perfect], あてたり [continuative, perfect], atetari [continuative, perfect], 当てむ [volitional], あてむ [volitional], atemu [volitional]
  1. hit (collide)
    Sense id: en-当てる-ja-verb-bVZPEx5C Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 25 30 17
  2. hit (strike a target)
    Sense id: en-当てる-ja-verb--EI0tJxy Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 25 30 17
  3. press against something, apply
    Sense id: en-当てる-ja-verb-xJaO1ENI Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 25 30 17
  4. guess right, hit on, choose correctly
    Sense id: en-当てる-ja-verb-SjcF96wp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 18 33 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 15 15 18 32 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 13 24 31 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 18 33 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 25 30 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 13 13 24 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 18 33 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 14 50 12
  5. aim or direct onto something
    Sense id: en-当てる-ja-verb-BD1prxe6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 25 30 17
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "当てる",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "当",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "roman": "ate",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "当",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てた",
      "roman": "ateta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "当",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aterareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aterareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aturu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ature",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aturedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atekeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atetu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atetari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atemu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あてる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "当(あ)てる • (ateru) transitive ichidan (stem 当(あ)て (ate), past 当(あ)てた (ateta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あ",
        "2": "2d-t"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 25 30 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hit (collide)"
      ],
      "id": "en-当てる-ja-verb-bVZPEx5C",
      "links": [
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 25 30 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(someone) hits the target with an arrow.",
          "roman": "Ya o mato ni ateru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "矢",
              "や"
            ],
            [
              "的",
              "まと"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "矢を的に当てる。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hit (strike a target)"
      ],
      "id": "en-当てる-ja-verb--EI0tJxy"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 25 30 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "press against something, apply"
      ],
      "id": "en-当てる-ja-verb-xJaO1ENI",
      "links": [
        [
          "press",
          "press"
        ],
        [
          "apply",
          "apply"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 18 33 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 15 18 32 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 24 31 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 18 33 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 25 30 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 24 31 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 18 33 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 14 50 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to guess the color of things",
          "roman": "mono no iro o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "色",
              "いろ"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guess right, hit on, choose correctly"
      ],
      "id": "en-当てる-ja-verb-SjcF96wp",
      "links": [
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "hit on",
          "hit on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 25 30 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to shine light on X",
          "roman": "○○ ni hikari o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "光",
              "ひかり"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "○○に光を当てる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to put the spotlight on X; to focus on X",
          "roman": "○○ ni shōten o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "焦",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "点",
              "てん"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "○○に焦点を当てる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(computing) to focus",
          "roman": "fōkasu o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "フォーカスを当てる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aim or direct onto something"
      ],
      "id": "en-当てる-ja-verb-BD1prxe6",
      "links": [
        [
          "aim",
          "aim#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "direct",
          "direct#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あてる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠te̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "当てる"
}
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    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese shimo ichidan verbs",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
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          "当",
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          "あ"
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        "stem"
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      "form": "当てた",
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          "あ"
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "当て",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てる",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "あてる",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateru",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてれ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "当てよ",
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      "form": "あてろ",
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        "imperative",
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    },
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      "form": "atero",
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        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
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      "form": "当てられる",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてられる",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aterareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてさす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てられる",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "当てれる",
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      "form": "あてられる",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "あてれる",
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        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aterareru",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atereru",
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        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てよう",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてよう",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateyō",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "当てない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてない",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "あてぬ",
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      "form": "あてん",
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "atenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atenu",
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "aten",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "当てず",
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    },
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      "form": "あてず",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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      "form": "当てます",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    {
      "form": "あてます",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
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      "form": "atemasu",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "form": "当てた",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "あてた",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ateta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てて",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてて",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aturu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ature",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aturedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当つれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あつれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ateki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atekeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atetu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atetari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "当てむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あてむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atemu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "あてる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
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      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "あ",
        "2": "2d-t"
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      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hit (collide)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
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            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(someone) hits the target with an arrow.",
          "roman": "Ya o mato ni ateru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "矢",
              "や"
            ],
            [
              "的",
              "まと"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "矢を的に当てる。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hit (strike a target)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "press against something, apply"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "press",
          "press"
        ],
        [
          "apply",
          "apply"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              3,
              8
            ]
          ],
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            [
              14,
              19
            ]
          ],
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            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to guess the color of things",
          "roman": "mono no iro o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "色",
              "いろ"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "物の色を当てる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guess right, hit on, choose correctly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "hit on",
          "hit on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
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            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to shine light on X",
          "roman": "○○ ni hikari o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "光",
              "ひかり"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "○○に光を当てる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
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              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to put the spotlight on X; to focus on X",
          "roman": "○○ ni shōten o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "焦",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "点",
              "てん"
            ],
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "○○に焦点を当てる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
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            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(computing) to focus",
          "roman": "fōkasu o ateru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "当",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "フォーカスを当てる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aim or direct onto something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aim",
          "aim#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "direct",
          "direct#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あてる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠te̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "当てる"
}

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