Word details

ほとり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほとり.

Dictionary

Entry

とり辺りNounUsually kanaFreq #15065
1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

Examples
我々はその湖のほとりのホテルに泊まった。
We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
パリはセーヌ川のほとりにあり、美しい都市です。
Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

4 strokesFrequency 428JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヘン

Kun

あた.りほと.り-べ

Nanori

なべ

paddy ridge, levee

10 strokesFrequency 2,049JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ハン

Kun

あぜくろほとり

Nanori

ぐろ

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