Area
Vicinity, Neighborhood
noun
This is the noun version of the kanji for area. This makes it have the same meaning as the kanji: area, vicinity, or neighborhood.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
If you think about an area that you're in, it's the place you're at (あた).
日が出て、辺りが明るくなってきました。
The sun is rising and it is getting brighter around here.
足首の辺りが、少し赤いです。
Around my ankle is a little red.
辺りには、まだ雪がたくさん有ります。
There is still a lot of snow around.