Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Noun suffix, Adverb

辺(あた)りon the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond), (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, around (Sunday, last year, etc...), for instance

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun, Noun suffix, Adverb

      1.

      (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings

    2. Noun suffix, Noun, Adverb

      2.

      around, about, or thereabouts

      Usually written using kana alone

    3. Noun suffix, Noun, Adverb

      3.

      for instance, say, such as

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    辺り 【あたり】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

      • あ

      • た

      • り

    • General Top 800

    Examples

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      雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)ったので、辺(あた)りは一(いち)面(めん)の銀世界(ぎんせかい)です。

      Since it snowed, the surroundings are a silver world.

      • N2

      母(はは)：「どこが痛(いた)いの？」子供(こども)：「お腹(なか)のあたりだよ。」

      Mother: 'Where does it hurt?' Child: 'Around my stomach.'

      • N2

      私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)や横浜(よこはま)などの南関東(みなみかんとう)の辺(あた)りを観光(かんこう)するつもりです。

      I plan to tour around the southern Kanto region, such as Tokyo and Yokohama.

      • N2

      千(せん)円(えん)あたりの品物(しなもの)を五(ご)千(せん)円(えん)で売(う)っていては商品(しょうひん)が売(う)れる事(こと)は無(な)いだろう。

      If you're selling items that are worth about a thousand yen for five thousand yen, you probably won't be able to sell anything.

      • N2

      社長(しゃちょう)：「新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん)辺(あた)りにこの仕事(しごと)を任(まか)せようかな…それとも中堅(ちゅうけん)社員(しゃいん)かな…。」

      President: 'I wonder if I should entrust this job to someone such as a new employee... or maybe a mid-level employee...'

      • N2

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