辺り

• 読み: あたり
• ローマ字: atari
• 漢字の分解: 辺 (hen/ata) — vicinity, edge, border
• 発音: /a.ta.ɾi/

意味

Vicinity; nearby area; neighbourhood. Refers to the general surroundings of a place.

A noun that also functions as a suffix and adverb. As a suffix, it attaches to place names or times to mean 'around' (駅の辺り, around the station; 三時辺り, around three o'clock). Interchangeable with あたり in hiragana, though the kanji form adds a slightly more formal tone.

例文

1. この辺りにコンビニはありますか。
2. 駅の辺りで友達と待ち合わせした。
3. 夜の十時辺りに電話してください。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, meeting points, time approximation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb 当たる (ataru, to hit/reach). The kanji 辺 means 'vicinity' or 'edge,' reflecting the idea of the area one's gaze or reach falls upon.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal