そこら
Meanings
Refers to a general area near the listener or a previously mentioned place. Casual and common in spoken Japanese.
Grab the book that's around there.
Let's take a walk around that area.
Used to refer vaguely to a topic, situation, or point in conversation. Often implies 'that kind of thing' or 'that part' without specifying exactly.
I still don't really understand that part.
That's the tricky part, isn't it.
about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts; (or) so
Follows a quantity expression, often in the patterns ～かそこら or ～やそこら, to mean 'about that much' or 'or so'. Casual and colloquial.
We'll arrive in about ten minutes or so.
You can buy it for around 1000 yen.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉かそこらabout ... or so; ... or thereabouts
It'll be done in ten minutes or so.
- そこら中に〈物〉があるthere is 〈物〉 lying all around
There are books scattered all over the room.
Expressions
- そんじょそこらanywhere; here and there · common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary