ほとり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
畔辺辺り

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほとり [hòtórí] (Heiban – [0])[1][3]
(Tokyo) ほとり [hòtóríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][3]
IPA^(key): [ho̞to̞ɾʲi]

Noun

ほとり • (hotori)

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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