environs, boundary, border, vicinity
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヘン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あた.り
- ほと.り
- -べ
About this kanji
The kanji 辺 (へん) primarily relates to meanings like 'environs' or 'boundary'. It is often used as a noun. One common compound is 周辺 (しゅうへん), meaning 'circumference' or 'surroundings', which describes areas around a particular point. Another example is 海辺 (うみべ), referring to the 'beach' or the edge of the sea, often associated with leisure and relaxation. Additionally, 近辺 (きんぺん) means 'neighbourhood', invoking a sense of community and closeness. It's interesting to note that 辺 can also imply a general location, making it useful in everyday conversations when discussing nearby places.
Example sentences
この辺りは静かだ。
This area is quiet.
Meanings across languages
- English
- environs, boundary, border, vicinity
- Tiếng Việt
- vùng ngoại, ranh giới, biên giới, vùng lân cận
- 日本語
- 辺境, 境界, ボーダー, 近隣
- 한국어
- 주변, 경계, 경계, 근처
- 中文
- 周边, 边界, 边境, 附近
- id
- lingkungan, batas, perbatasan, sekitar
- th
- สภาพแวดล้อม, เขตแดน, พรมแดน, บริเวณใกล้เคียง
- es
- entorno, límite, borde, vicindad
- fr
- environnement, limite, frontière, voisinage
- de
- Umgebung, Grenze, Grenze, Nähe
- pt
- ambiente, limite, fronteira, vicinidade
Common compounds
- 周辺しゅうへんcircumference, outskirts, environs
- 海辺うみべbeach, seashore, seaside
- 岸辺きしべshore, bank (of a body of water)
- 近辺きんぺんneighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
- 身辺しんぺんone's person, around one's person
- 天辺てっぺんtop, summit, apex
- 浜辺はまべbeach, foreshore
- 辺りあたり(in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
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