当たり屋

当たり屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
当	屋
あ Grade: 2	や Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling	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