I Love Kanji当てはまる (atehamaru)
当てはまる (あてはまる, atehamaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あてはまる
- Romaji
- atehamaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 当てはまる
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 当てはまる | あてはまる atehamaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 当てはまります | あてはまります atehamarimasu |
| Negative | 当てはまらない | あてはまらない atehamaranai |
| Polite negative | 当てはまりません | あてはまりません atehamarimasen |
| Past | 当てはまった | あてはまった atehamatta |
| Polite past | 当てはまりました | あてはまりました atehamarimashita |
| Negative past | 当てはまらなかった | あてはまらなかった atehamaranakatta |
| Te-form | 当てはまって | あてはまって atehamatte |
| Potential | 当てはまれる | あてはまれる atehamareru |
| Passive | 当てはまられる | あてはまられる atehamarareru |
| Causative | 当てはまらせる | あてはまらせる atehamaraseru |
| Volitional | 当てはまろう | あてはまろう atehamarou |
| Imperative | 当てはまれ | あてはまれ atehamare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 当てはまれば | あてはまれば atehamareba |
Kanji in 当てはまる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 当てはまる.
本当ほんとうtruthお弁当おべんとうbento適当てきとうsuitable見当けんとうestimate当りあたりhit相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)当時とうじat that time弁当べんとうbento本当ほんとtruth当然とうぜんnatural当たるあたるto be hit当てるあてるto hit当たり前あたりまえnatural
Source: JMdict entry 1448930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.