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辺り

Area


Meaning

Area, Vicinity, Neighborhood

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is the noun version of the kanji for area. This makes it have the same meaning as the kanji: area, vicinity, or neighborhood.


Reading

あたり

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: If you think about an area that you're in, it's the place you're at (あた).


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • その辺り

    that area

    この辺り

    around here

    どの辺り

    What area?

  • 辺りを見回す

    to look around the area

    辺りを歩く

    to walk around the area

    辺りを見る

    to look around the area

  • 辺りの人

    the people in the area

    辺りの山

    the mountain in the area

    辺りの音

    the sound in the area

Context Sentences

日が出て、辺りが明るくなってきました。

The sun is rising and it is getting brighter around here.

足首の辺りが、少し赤いです。

Around my ankle is a little red.

辺りには、まだ雪がたくさん有ります。

There is still a lot of snow around.


Kanji Composition