当てはめる・当て嵌める|あてはめるatehameru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
当てはめるThis is the more common kanji-and-kana spelling of 当てはめる and the form beginners should normally choose.
当て嵌めるThis is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 当てはめる; learners are less likely to encounter it and generally need not choose it.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto apply; to adapt
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 当てはめる（あてはめる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 当てはめます（あてはめます） |
| Negative (nai) | 当てはめない（あてはめない） |
| polite (masen) | 当てはめません（あてはめません） |
| classical zu / nu | 当てはめず・当てはめぬ（あてはめず・あてはめぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 当てはめた（あてはめた） |
| polite (mashita) | 当てはめました（あてはめました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 当てはめなかった（あてはめなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 当てはめませんでした（あてはめませんでした） |
| Te form | 当てはめて（あてはめて） |
| Potential | 当てはめられる（あてはめられる） |
| Passive | 当てはめられる（あてはめられる） |
| Causative | 当てはめさせる（あてはめさせる） |
| Causative passive | 当てはめさせられる（あてはめさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 当てはめれば（あてはめれば） |
| tara | 当てはめたら（あてはめたら） |
| Volitional | 当てはめよう（あてはめよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 当てはめましょう（あてはめましょう） |
| Imperative | 当てはめろ（あてはめろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
条件を当てはめる
当てはまる is intransitive, focusing on a condition naturally fitting or being applicable (条件が当てはまる). 当てはめる is transitive, focusing on someone actively applying a condition to something (条件を当てはめる).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym合わすあわすCasualColloquial variant of 「合わせる」 for matching or combining; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule to a case.
- SynonymはめるNeutralNeutral. Means fitting something into a frame or putting on a ring; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule to a concrete situation.
- Synonym適用てきようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Used for laws and rules applying to a case, as in 「保険が適用される」; 「当てはめる」 is more colloquial.
- Synonymはめ込むはめこむNeutralNeutral. Covers inlaying and installing, and can also mean entrapping someone; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule.
- Related合わせるあわせるNeutralNeutral. Covers matching rhythm or speed, lining things up, and combining things; 「当てはめる」 leans toward making a rule fit an individual case.
- Related使うつかうNeutralNeutral and the most general word for using tools or methods; 「当てはめる」 mainly means making a rule or formula fit a case.
- Related使用しようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to using facilities and objects; 「当てはめる」 is about fitting a rule to an individual case.
- Related利用りようNeutralNeutral. Means making use of something, as in 「制度を利用する」; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule.
- Related運用うんようNeutralNeutral. Covers the practical operation and management of rules or funds; 「当てはめる」 is about applying to an individual case.
- Related活用かつようNeutralNeutral. Means using something flexibly or effectively, and also grammatical conjugation; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule.
- Related用いるもちいるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means to use or adopt; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule to a concrete situation.
- Related役立てるやくだてるNeutralNeutral. Means putting something to use, as in 「経験を役立てる」; 「当てはめる」 is about applying a rule.
- Antonym外すはずすNeutralNeutral. Means removing, detaching or excluding; it is opposite to 「当てはめる」 only in the concrete act of fitting in versus taking off.
- Antonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralNeutral. Means removing or taking away; not a strict antonym of 「当てはめる」, only a rough contrast between putting in and taking out.
Use 「当てはめる」 to fit a rule or formula to a specific case. For laws or rules formally applying, use 「適用」; for general use, 「使う」; for flexible, effective use, 「活用」; for fitting a physical object in, 「嵌める」.
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