JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

辺り (atari)

辺り (あたり, atari) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あたり
Romaji: atari
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings · noun, suffix noun, adverb
around; about; or thereabouts · suffix noun, noun, adverb · usually written in kana
for instance; say; such as · suffix noun, noun, adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼の家は４番街のあたりにある。

His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.

Tatoeba #117995

若い男の肩に頭をつけていた女子学生は、驚いてあたりを見まわした。

The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.

Tatoeba #148781

空模様からすると、今夜あたり雪になるかもしれない。

From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.

Tatoeba #179295

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

Kanji in 辺り

environs, boundary, borderヘン・あた.り・ほと.り · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 辺り.

辺へんarea周辺しゅうへんcircumference浜辺はまべbeach

Source: JMdict entry 1512080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.