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What does 辺り (あたり, atari) mean?

辺り (あたり, atari) means vicinity, surroundings.

Quick facts
Readingあたり
Romajiatari
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
あたり
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonatari

vicinity, surroundings

  1. 1noun · noun suffix · adverb (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  2. 2noun suffix · noun · adverb around; about; or thereabouts
  3. 3noun suffix · noun · adverb for instance; say; such as

Example sentences

  • The surroundings suddenly grew dark.

  • Is there a bank near here?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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