あたり – vocab dash

あたり

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Meanings

Noun

Suffix

Adverb

1. (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings

Suffix

Noun

Adverb

2. around; about; or thereabouts (Usually kana)

3. for instance; say; such as (Usually kana)

Other spellings

辺あたり

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

あたり

Used in vocabulary

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

Expression

all around; as far as the eye can see

Expression

Examples87

彼かれの家いえは４番ばん街がいのあたりにある。

His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.

空そら模も様ようからすると、今こん夜やあたり雪ゆきになるかもしれない。

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

若わかい男おとこの肩かたに頭あたまをつけていた女じょ子し学がく生せいは、驚おどろいてあたりを見みまわした。

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

辺あたりをよく見みなさい。

Look about you.

この席せきはどのあたりでしょう？

Where's this seat?

彼かれはこの辺あたりの人ひとをたくさん知しっている。

He is acquainted with many people here.