ここら Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000 Meanings
1
pronoun
around here; hereabouts
usually written using kana alone
Refers to the general area near the speaker or a reference point.
2
pronoun
around this point; about now
usually written using kana alone
Used for an approximate time or stage in a process, often in expressions like ここらで (at this point) or ここら辺 (around this time).
処dispose, manage, deal with 等etc., and so forth, class (first) Similar words
- ここ
ここ is a specific 'here', while ここら is a vaguer 'around here' or 'this area'.
- この辺
この辺 is a more common and slightly more formal way to say 'around here' or 'this area'.
Etymology
Derived from ここ (here) with the suffix ら indicating a vague area or approximate range.
