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当たる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
当たる
BOOST
Reading : あたる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
3. to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
4. to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
5. to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
6. to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
7. to face; to confront
8. to lie (in the direction of)
9. to undertake; to be assigned
10. to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
11. to be called upon (by the teacher)
12. to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
13. to be unnecessary  (as 〜するには当たらない, etc.)
14. to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak  (usu. as 当たっている; baseball term)
15. (in fishing) to feel a bite
16. (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
17. to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
18. to shave
19. to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship  (as 〜の〜に当たる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 145,995 which gives a rank of 1,006
当たる is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 69,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 620 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2185
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
った
こと
たっている

What she said has come true.
てんきよほう
天気予報
たった

The weather forecast was right.
この
へや
部屋
あまり
にっこう
日光
たらない

This room gets little sunshine.
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あたる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 43,000 (about 12,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1976
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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中たる
BOOST
Reading : あたる   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,700,000 results)
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中る
BOOST
Reading : あたる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 14,800,000 results)
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当る
BOOST
Reading : あたる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 69,300,000 results)
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トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
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