Japanese edit

Alternative spellings


辺り

Etymology edit

From at least the Heian period.[1][2] Appears to be a compound or conjugation, but the ultimate derivation is unknown.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ほとり (hotori

  1. the area near something or along the edge of something
  2. those people who are close to someone in terms of social relationships

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN