あた
atari

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1. (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings

かれいえよんばんがいのあたりにある。
kareno iewa yombangaino atarini aru.
His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.
わかおとこかたあたまをつけていた女子じょし学生がくせい、驚おどろいてあたりをまわした。
wakai otokono katani atamao tsukete ita joshigakusēwa odoroite atario mimawashita.
The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.
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2. around; about; or thereabouts

Usually Written in Kana
そら模様もようからすると、今夜こんやあたりゆきになるかもしれない。
soramoyōkara suruto kon'ya atariyukini narukamo shirenai.
From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.
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3. for instance; say; such as

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