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

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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

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