Word details

当たらずとも遠からず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 当たらずとも遠からず.

Dictionary

Entry

当たらずとも遠からずあたらずともとおからずExpressionFreq #47017
1

near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

Examples
君の考えは当たらずとも遠からずだ。
Your guess is almost right.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

distant, far

12 strokesFrequency 887JLPT N3Grade 2

On

エンオン

Kun

とお.い

Nanori

おにどお

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