Kanji

辺

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あたり, ほとり, -べ

Nanori (Name Reading)

へ, ほとり

Common Readings

ヘン, あた…り, べ

Example sentences

辺り あたり
この辺りは夜になるととても静かです。

This area becomes very quiet at night.

珍しい めずらしい
この辺りでは珍しい鳥を見かけた。

I spotted a rare bird around here.

周辺 しゅうへん
空港とその周辺地域の開発が進んでいる

The development of the airport and its surrounding areas is progressing.

警戒 けいかい
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.

この辺り このあたり
この辺りは、夜になるととても静かです。

It gets very quiet around here at night.

その辺 そのへん
鍵はその辺に置いたはずだ。

I should have placed the keys around there.

この辺 このへん
この辺には美味しいパン屋さんがたくさんあります。

There are many delicious bakeries around here.

辺境 へんきょう
彼は一生を辺境の地の調査に捧げた。

He dedicated his life to the investigation of remote lands.

貢ぎ みつぎ
古代、辺境の部族は毎年皇帝に貢ぎを捧げていた。

In ancient times, frontier tribes offered tribute to the emperor every year.

その辺り そのあたり
その辺りで鍵を落とした

I dropped my key around there.

Example Vocabulary

辺り

あたり

vicinity; area; around

周辺

しゅうへん

surroundings; vicinity; periphery

この辺り

このあたり

around here; this area; this vicinity

その辺

そのへん

around there; that area; about that much

この辺

このへん

around here; this area; this vicinity

辺境

へんきょう

remote region; frontier; borderland

その辺り

そのあたり

around there; that area

辺

へん

vicinity; area; around

近辺

きんぺん

vicinity; neighborhood; surroundings

窓辺

まどべ

by the window; windowsill

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