| Kanji | 辺 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヘン |
| Kunyomi | あた.り、ほと.り、-べ |
| Nanori | なべ |
| English | environs, boundary, border, vicinity, (kokuji) |
| Examples | 周辺(しゅうへん): (1) circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of (2) (computer) peripheral 辺(へん): (1) area; vicinity (2) side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.) (3) circumstances 辺り(あたり): (1) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) (2) (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby 浜辺(はまべ): beach; foreshore 天辺(てっぺん): top; summit; apex; peak |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 428 |
| Components | 刀: sword; saber; knife 辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 辵 |
| Radical Number | 162 |
| Radical Strokes | 7 |
| Radical Reading | しんにょう・しんにゅう |
| Traditional Form | 邊 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | environs |
| Koohii Story 1 | Caution: this kanji doesn´t mean environment; it means "environs; boundary; border; vicinity". To separate the environs, create the border by placing daggers on the road. |
| Koohii Story 2 | To protect the environs around their village, samurai would travel the roads with their swords. |
Tags: grade4, jlpt.n2, kanjifreq251-500
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