まのあたり

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 目の辺り
• 目の当たり

Etymology

Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) + の (no, “genitive”) + 辺り (atari, “area, proximity”). Initial /ma/ is the old form of "eye", also seen in 睫 (matsuge, “eyelash”), 瞼 (mabuta, “eyelid”), and 眦 (manajiri, “corner of eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠no̞a̠ta̠ɾʲi]

Noun

まのあたり • (manoatari) 

1. the immediate area in front of one's eyes

Adverb

まのあたり • (manoatari) 

1. right before one's eyes
2. friendly, close
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 6 (back):

     親 マノアタリ

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.