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Japanese symbol for “thereabouts”

Romaji: sonoatari
thereabouts; vicinity; that area

In Japanese, thereabouts is , read (sonoatari).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. exp thereabouts; vicinity; that area
  2. exp that situation; those circumstances

Kanji and stroke order

environs, boundary, border
on: ヘン
kun: あた.り、ほと.り、-べ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “thereabouts”

WordReadingMeaning
そこいら sokoiraabout that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts
そこら sokoraabout that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうへん shuuhencircumference; outskirts; environs
あたり atari(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
うみべ umibebeach; seashore; seaside
はまべ hamabebeach; foreshore
きしべ kishibeshore; bank (of a body of water)
きんぺん kinpenneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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