場当たり (ばあたり)playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gag

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gagnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
ad hoc; haphazardadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
dress rehearsalnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 場当たり

場所ばしょplace; location
工場こうじょうfactory; plant
市場いちば(town) market; (street) market
現場げんばactual spot; scene
立場たちばposition; situation
会場かいじょうassembly hall; meeting place
出場しゅつじょう(stage) appearance; performance
劇場げきじょうtheatre; theater
当初とうしょbeginning; start
当局とうきょくauthorities; relevant authorities
当時とうじat that time; in those days
当選とうせんbeing elected
当面とうめんcurrent; urgent
担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
本当ほんとうtruth; reality
当然とうぜんnatural; right

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