そこいら

Alternative writings: 其処いら
Frequency:
1

around there; that area. Indicates a nearby location (similar to そこら).

PronounUsually Kana

Examples

駅はそこいらの方にありますよ。

The station is somewhere around there.

あの店はそこいらにあったはずだ。

That shop should have been around there.

2

that; that matter; that point. Refers to a topic or matter being discussed.

PronounUsually Kana

Examples

そこいらのことは後で詳しく話そう。

Let's talk about that matter in detail later.

その提案の良し悪しは、そこいら次第だ。

Whether that proposal is good or bad depends on those points.

3

about that much; approximately that amount — often used after a number as in '…かそこいら' (about ...).

NounUsually Kana

Examples

家から駅まで歩いて十数分かそこいらだ。

It's about ten-odd minutes' walk from my house to the station.

彼女は二十歳かそこいらだと思う。

I think she's about twenty years old or so.

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