Lingaku辺り【あたり】
Frequency rank: 1,016.
- (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings
- around; about; or thereaboutsword usually written using kana alone
- for instance; say; such asword usually written using kana alone
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix; adverb (fukushi)
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 辺り【あたり】Frequency rank: 1,016.
- あたりFrequency rank: 1,214. – 1,215.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings
- around; about; or thereabouts
- for instance; say; such as
This meaning refers to the area or region surrounding a particular location. It is used when talking about physical locations or areas close to someone or something.
This usage indicates an approximate quantity or time, suggesting that something is around a certain number or occurs around a certain point in time.
Let's meet around 5 PM.
This meaning is used to introduce examples or illustrations, indicating that what follows serves as an example of the previous statement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あたり辺りをあるく歩くto walk around the neighborhoodあたり辺りをみまわす見回すto look around the surroundingsあたり辺りのひとびと人々the people in the vicinityあたり辺りをたんさく探索するto explore the areaきんぺん近辺にすむ住むto live in the nearby areaあたり辺りをさんぽ散歩するto take a walk aroundあたり辺りのようす様子the condition of the surroundingsそのあたり辺りaround that areaあたり辺りをしらべる調べるto investigate the vicinityあたり辺りになんか何かいるthere's something nearby
Example sentences
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As we entered the shopping district Haruna's gaze darted about, just like she was a rustic from the hills, as she looked over the area.
It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.
3. はなび花火のひける弾けるおと音がやむ止むと、きゅうに急にあたり辺りがしずかに静かになる。あとに後にのこった残ったかやく火薬のにおい匂いが、なんだかおれ俺をせんちめんたるセンチメンタルなきぶん気分にさせた。
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course.
I looked all around, but I could see nobody there.