あたる

treat harshly, be hard on, come true, be right, befall

→ 当たる
verb · informal Rare #23,889
treat harshly, be hard on Used with に to indicate the person being treated harshly.
JA: 彼は部下にきつくあたることがある。
EN: He can be hard on his subordinates.
come true, be right Often used for predictions, dreams, or guesses that prove correct.
JA: この占いはよくあたる。
EN: This fortune-telling is often right.
befall, be punished In the expression 罰があたる, it means that punishment comes upon someone for doing something wrong.
JA: 悪いことをすると、いつか罰があたる。
EN: If you do bad things, you’ll be punished someday.
Conjugation of 当たる
Indicative past
Indicative
Present

”朝日のあたる家”

“The House of the Rising Sun”

— Perfect Days (2023)

他をあたるのね

So you're going to ask someone else, then.

— ハウルの動く城 (2004)

彼女は私に対しとてもきつくあたる。

She treats me very harshly.

夢は時としてあたる。

Dreams sometimes come true.

この部屋は日があたる。

This room gets plenty of sunlight.

彼は顔に雨があたるのを感じた。

He felt the rain hitting his face.

今にバチがあたるぞ。

You’ll get what’s coming to you.