Japanese symbol for “thereabouts”
その辺り
そのあたり
Romaji: sonoatari
thereabouts; vicinity; that area
In Japanese, thereabouts is その辺り, read そのあたり (sonoatari).
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Meanings
- exp thereabouts; vicinity; that area
- exp that situation; those circumstances
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thereabouts”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其処いら | そこいら sokoira | about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts |
| 其処ら | そこら sokora | about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference; outskirts; environs |
| 辺り | あたり atari | (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 海辺 | うみべ umibe | beach; seashore; seaside |
| 浜辺 | はまべ hamabe | beach; foreshore |
| 岸辺 | きしべ kishibe | shore; bank (of a body of water) |
| 近辺 | きんぺん kinpen | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
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