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どこら辺り (どこらあたり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

どこらあたり

Meanings

1

expression, noun

where; whereabouts

usually written using kana alone

Casual expression for asking about a general location or area. Similar to どこら辺 (どこらへん) but with the more formal あたり reading.

See also: どこら辺 (どこらへん)

駅えきはどこら辺あたりですか。
Whereabouts is the station?
どこら辺あたりで待まち合あわせようか。
Where should we meet up?

Written forms

どこら辺あたり
Kana spelling is standard; the kanji form 何処ら辺り is rare.
何処どこら辺あたり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Kanji

辺environs, boundary, border
何what
処

dispose, manage, deal with

Similar words

どこら辺へん
More common and casual variant with the same meaning; どこら辺り uses the slightly more formal reading あたり.
どこ
Simple 'where'; どこら辺り is more vague and asks for a general area rather than a precise point.

Etymology

Combination of どこ (where) + ら (approximate suffix) + 辺り (あたり, vicinity). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a colloquial way to ask for a general location.