辺 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 辺意味

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

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辺 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

あた.り ata.ri
ほと.り hoto.ri
-べ -be

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ヘン hen

Examples

正方形には四つの辺がある。

A square has four sides.

我々はその湖のほとりのホテルに泊まった。

We stayed at a hotel by the lake.

パリはセーヌ川のほとりにあり、美しい都市です。

Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.

この辺にホテルはありますか。

Is there a hotel around here?

湖のほとりの家は私の家です。

The house by the lake is mine.

この辺だと思います。

I think it’s around here.

ジョンはこのへんには友達がいない。

John has no friends here.

このへんはとてもさびしい。

This neighborhood is very lonely.

正方形は４つの同じ長さの辺をもつ。

A square has four equal sides.

ロンドンはテムズ川のほとりにある。

London is on the Thames.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 3

造 create, make, structure, physique

被 incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

技 skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts

低 lower, short, humble

復 restore, return to, revert, resume