辺り

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
辺
あた
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
邊り (kyūjitai)
四辺 (literary)
四方 (literary)

Pronunciation

Noun

辺(あた)り • (atari) 

  1. area
  2. surroundings

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
辺
ほと
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
邊り (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 辺り – see the following entry.
【ほとり】
[noun] the area near something or along the edge of something
[noun] those people who are close to someone in terms of social relationships
Alternative spellings
畔, 辺
(This term, 辺り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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