JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 辺: "environs, boundary, border"
The kanji 辺 means "environs, boundary, border, vicinity". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヘン in on'yomi and あた.り, ほと.り, -べ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あた.りほと.り-べ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | environs, boundary, border, vicinity |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 428 of 2,501 |
Common words with 辺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 辺り(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby · around; about; or thereabouts
- 周辺circumference; outskirts; environs; around · (computer) peripheral
- その辺par là, dans les environs · environ, à peu près
- この辺りpar ici, dans ce coin, aux alentours
- この辺par ici, dans ce coin, dans le coin · à ce point, dans cette mesure, à peu près là
- 辺area; vicinity; region · side; edge
- その辺りthereabouts; vicinity; that area · that situation; those circumstances
- 辺境remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
- 天辺top; summit; apex; peak · twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
- 近辺neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- 窓辺by the window
- 浜辺beach; foreshore
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