辺
辺

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

4 strokesFrequency 428JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヘン

Kun

あた.りほと.り-べ

Nanori

なべ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

environs

Constituents

⻌road
刀dagger
刀sword

Mnemonic Stories

To protect the castle's environs, guards patrol the perimeter road, their swords ready for any intruder.

The law of these wild environs is simple: if you travel this road, you must be prepared to defend yourself with a sword.

To survey the environs of the new territory, the explorer had to hack through the thick vegetation with his sword just to clear a makeshift road.

Dictionary

Common Words

辺りあたりNounNoun suffixAdverbFreq #1484
1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings

Examples
彼の家は４番街のあたりにある。
His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.
若い男の肩に頭をつけていた女子学生は、驚いてあたりを見まわした。
The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

around; about; or thereabouts

Examples
空模様からすると、今夜あたり雪になるかもしれない。
From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

for instance; say; such as

周辺しゅうへんNounFreq #2366
1

Noun, used as a suffix

circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of

Examples
北極圏とは北極周辺の地域の事である。
The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.
2

Computing

(computer) peripheral

その辺其の辺そのへんPronounFreq #3507
1

around there; near there

Examples
私にご用でしたらどこかその辺にいます。
If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.
2

or thereabouts; or so

3

such a matter; such a thing

このあたりこの辺り此の辺りNounExpressionUsually kanaFreq #3576
1

this area; around here

Examples
私はこのあたりで少し買い物をしたい。
I want to do some shopping around here.
この辺このへん此の辺NounFreq #3640
1

this area; around here

Examples
この辺に詳しいですか。
Are you familiar with this area?
2

this point; this much; this extent

心当たりこころあたりNounFreq #4697
1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

辺へんNounFreq #4816
1

area; vicinity; region

2

Mathematics

side; edge

Examples
正方形には四つの辺がある。
A square has four sides.
3

circumstances

目の当たり目の辺り目の当りまのあたり眼の当たり眼の当りAdverbExpressionFreq #5866
1

Oft. 〜にする

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

Examples
ああ、オレも実際、こうして目の当たりにするまでは半信半疑だったが・・・。
Yes, truthfully, until it was right in front of me like this, I half-doubted it ...
そのあたりその辺りExpressionUsually kanaFreq #8446
1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area

Examples
そのあたりは、一面に割れたガラスで埋もれているんですって。
The place is deep in broken glass.
2

that situation; those circumstances

辺境へんきょう辺疆Noun～の Adj.Freq #8458
1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

Examples
多くの家族が新生活を築くために辺境地方に移住した。
Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.
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