あたり・辺りatari[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix), adverb(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings
   彼かれの家いえは４番ばん街がいのあたりにある。↗

   His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.

   若わかい男おとこの肩かたに頭あたまをつけていた女子じょし学生がくせいは、驚おどろいてあたりを見みまわした。↗

   The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.
2. noun (suffix), noun, adverbaround; about; or thereabouts
   空模様そらもようからすると、今夜こんやあたり雪ゆきになるかもしれない。↗

   From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.
3. noun (suffix), noun, adverbfor instance; say; such as

• Synonym付近ふきんNeutralObjective, written-leaning word for the area around a point, as in 「駅付近」; 「辺り」 is more colloquial and can also mean 'about'.
• Synonymその辺そのへんCasualColloquial 'around there'; also refers to that kind of matter, as in 「その辺はよろしく」.
• Synonym周辺しゅうへんNeutralThe area surrounding something as its centre, as in 「東京周辺」「駅周辺」; leans written, while 「辺り」 is more colloquial and can mean 'about'.
• Synonym近所きんじょNeutralThe nearby area, and also one's neighbours, as in 「近所の人」「駅の近所」; unlike 「辺り」 it cannot mean 'about'.
• Synonym近隣きんりんWrittenFormal written word for neighbouring areas or countries, as in 「近隣諸国」.
• Synonym近辺きんぺんWrittenWritten word for the vicinity of a place, as in 「駅の近辺」; close in use to 「付近」.
• Synonym近くちかくNeutralPlain word for a nearby place; also means 'nearly' or 'soon', as in 「一年近く」. 「辺り」 stresses the surrounding area.
• Synonym界隈かいわいNeutralA district and its area, as in 「銀座界隈」, or a community of fans, as in 「オタク界隈」; carries a neighbourhood flavour.
• Synonym周囲しゅういNeutralThe surroundings on all sides, as in 「周囲を見回す」; leans written, and can also mean circumference.
• Synonym近傍きんぼうWrittenWritten and mathematical term for a neighbourhood; not used in everyday speech.
• Related周りまわりNeutralWhat surrounds you, including people, as in 「周りの目」; stresses the encircling ring rather than a vague area.
• Related間近まぢかNeutralVery close in distance or imminent in time, as in 「試験が間近だ」; stresses closeness itself.
• Related辺りわたりWrittenRead 「ほとり」, it means the edge or bank of water, as in 「湖のほとり」, and the side of a road.
• Related四辺しへんWrittenWritten word for all four sides or the surroundings; rare in daily use.
• Related四囲しいWrittenRare written word for the surroundings; in everyday speech say 「周囲」.

Use 「辺り」 for a nearby area or a rough amount ('about'). For written tone pick 「付近」 (near a point) or 「周辺」 (around something); 「近所」 also means one's neighbours; 「その辺」 is colloquial; 「界隈」 has a district/community flavour; 「周り」/「周囲」 stress surroundings; 「近く」 also means 'nearly'; 「間近」 means imminent. 「近隣」「近辺」「近傍」 are formal written words; 「ほとり」 is a water's edge.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 付近ふきん。近ちかく。
2. 時間じかん・場所ばしょ・程度ていどなどの大体だいたいを示しめす語ご。