警察は会場の周辺を厳重に警戒している
The police are maintaining a strict watch around the venue.
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The development of the airport and its surrounding areas is progressing.
警察は事件現場の周辺道路を封鎖した。
The police sealed off the roads around the crime scene.
日本列島の周辺には、四つのプレートが入り組んでいる。
Around the Japanese archipelago, four tectonic plates are intricately intertwined.
その外交官は以夷征夷の策を用いて、周辺諸国の対立を利用した。
The diplomat used the strategy of using one enemy against another, taking advantage of the conflicts between neighboring countries.
強大な帝国は、周辺の小国を次々と呑噬していった。
The powerful empire annexed the surrounding small nations one after another.
古代中国の王朝は、周辺の民族を夷蛮戎狄と呼んで蔑んだ。
Ancient Chinese dynasties called the surrounding ethnic groups 'Ibanshujuteki' and looked down on them.
かつての中華思想において、周辺の異民族は禽獣夷狄として蔑まれていた。
In former Sinocentrism, the surrounding foreign ethnic groups were despised as barbarians.
Usage Notes
Refers to the area around a certain point or object. Can also be used figuratively for related matters.
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