場当たり

場当り

Reading

Kana: ばあたり

Romaji: baatari

Definitions

noun

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gag; claptrap

adj-na

adj-no

2

ad hoc; haphazard

noun

3

dress rehearsal

Note: abbreviation

See also: 場当たり稽古

Kanji

場

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば

Meanings: location, place

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself

Example Sentence

闇夜(やみよ)に鉄砲(てっぽう)じゃあるまいし、そんな場当(ばあ)たり的(てき)なやり方(かた)でうまくいくとは思(おも)えないよ。

➥That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?