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Environs Vicinity Side 辺 ヘン あた.り、ほと.り、 べ なべ Boundary

Kanji
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
Radical Number 162
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading しんにょう・しんにゅう
Traditional Form
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.
RTK Index 284

Tags: grade4, jlpt.n2, kanjifreq251-500

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