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JLPT N1 · Noun

ほとり (hotori)

ほとり is a Japanese noun meaning “side (esp. of a waterbody); edge”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
ほとり
Romaji
hotori
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

我々はその湖のほとりのホテルに泊まった。
We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
Tatoeba #186060
パリはセーヌ川のほとりにあり、美しい都市です。
Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.
Tatoeba #197841

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 2842190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.