そこいら

Alternative writings: 其処いら
Frequency:

1around 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.

2that; 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.

3about 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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