Illustration: In the shared courtyard of a Japanese apartment building, a resident stands beside a visitor and sweeps one open hand around the immediate surroundings. Their gesture includes the bicycle rack, low hedge, and flowerpots within a few steps of where both people stand.

JLPT N3pronounLevel estimated by Bebop

ここら

kokora

around here

Example sentences

  1. ここら辺へんにスーパーマーケットってある？

    Is there a supermarket around here?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ここら辺へんで、茶色ちゃいろの財布見さいふみなかった？

    Did you see a brown wallet around here?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ここら辺へんには見みるべきところがたくさんあります。

    There are a lot of places to see around here.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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