JLPT N3 Intermediate
どの辺
General whereabouts or specific part of a matter
Readings
1 Noun, Interrogative
Whereabouts?" / "Around where?
Asks for a general vicinity or neighborhood instead of a pinpoint location.
Example
A 新しい アパート に 引っ越し た ん だ 。
B へえ 、 どの 辺 ？
[A:] I moved into a new apartment. [B:] Oh, whereabouts?
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2 Noun, Interrogative
What point?" / "What part (of an idea)?
Targets a particular phase, degree, or aspect within a non-physical context.
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