当たり屋

Japanese
Kanji in this term
当 屋
あ
Grade: 2		 や
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
當たり屋 (kyūjitai)
当り屋

Etymology

Compound of 当たり (atari) +‎ 屋 (-ya)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あたりや [àtáríyá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ta̠ɾʲija̠]

Noun

当(あ)たり屋(や) • (atariya) 

  1. lucky person, especially someone who made a lot of money from gambling or stock market
  2. (baseball) skilled batter, batter on a hot streak
  3. accident faker, in order to claim for compensation
  4. barbershop
    Synonym: 床屋 (tokoya)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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