アタリ
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Suffix
1. (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings
Slowly, darkness returns to the surroundings.
2. around; about; or thereabouts
On the table lies a thick book, face down, read to about the halfway point.
3. for instance; say; such as
For a present, I think something like flowers would be nice.
Pitch accent
ア
タリ
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
this area; around here
whereabouts
Examples (29 in total)
There was no one about.
He looked about.
He looks around.
I will go scout the area.
I wonder if it will be built around there.
I traveled about Europe.
A gentle silence filled the surroundings.
Shall we stop by around the station?
She looked all around.
Each time, sparks illuminate the surroundings.
The area is filled with the scent of flowers.
I could feel a strange atmosphere surrounding the area.
An eerie stillness dominates the surroundings.
The next time my schedule opens up will probably be around Obon.
Soon, a delicious smell wafted around.
I look around to see if there are any other photos on display.
Things have been dangerous around there recently, so you should be careful.
Looking around, I found that it was the castle's garden.
The two, who had been embracing and crying, raised their faces and looked around.
A table had been set up around the middle of the shop floor.
The gloomy atmosphere that suddenly hung in the air was somehow scary.
At the intense light and noise, screams go up all around at once.
It feels as if even the quality of the surrounding air has changed.
He turns around once on the spot and checks the surroundings.
The light leaks through the gaps between the fingers, illuminating the surroundings in blue.
Just as we were about to make it through the mountain path, it suddenly got dark all around.
In this country the average number of children per family fell from 2 to 1.5.
Carefully examine the surroundings and confirm that there are no people around.
We pitched a tent by the stream on a clear night and spent the night there.