命中|めいちゅうmeichuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(direct) hit; hitting the mark
    戦艦せんかんビスマルク号ごうを海うみのもくずとするには、何なん発はつもの魚雷ぎょらいを命中めいちゅうさせなければならなかった。↗
    It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.
Conjugation
Dictionary form命中する(めいちゅうする)
Polite (masu)命中します(めいちゅうします)
Negative (nai)命中しない(めいちゅうしない)
polite (masen)命中しません(めいちゅうしません)
classical zu / nu命中せず・命中せぬ(めいちゅうせず・めいちゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)命中した(めいちゅうした)
polite (mashita)命中しました(めいちゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)命中しなかった(めいちゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)命中しませんでした(めいちゅうしませんでした)
Te form命中して(めいちゅうして)
Potential命中できる(めいちゅうできる)
Passive命中される(めいちゅうされる)
Causative命中させる(めいちゅうさせる)
Causative passive命中させられる(めいちゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)命中すれば(めいちゅうすれば)
tara命中したら(めいちゅうしたら)
Volitional命中しよう(めいちゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)命中しましょう(めいちゅうしましょう)
Imperative命中しろ(めいちゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymあたりNeutralA noun for a hit or correct guess, also winning a lottery; common in speech, and broader in range than 「命中」.
  • SynonymヒットNeutralLoanword for a baseball base hit or a product or song that sells well, as in 「ヒット曲」; versatile in use.
  • Synonym的中てきちゅうNeutralA noun for a prediction or guess coming true, as in 「予想が的中」; 「命中」 focuses on striking a target.
  • Synonym当たるあたるNeutralA verb for being hit or struck, touching something, or winning a lottery; common in speech.
  • Antonym外れはずれNeutralA noun for a miss or failure, the opposite of 「命中」.

Use 「命中」 for bullets or arrows striking a target, as in 「命中率」. For predictions coming true use 「的中」; in speech, hitting or winning is 「当たる」; a hit product is 「ヒット」. A miss is 「外れ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 狙ねらっている所ところにあたること。的中てきちゅう。
Kanji in this word
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