Japanese word

辺

Pronunciation

Romajihen

Meaning

  • nounarea

Example

この辺は静かです。ko no hen wa shizu ka de su

This area is quiet.

Illustration for 辺 (area)

More examples

この辺に公園があります。ko no hen ni kō en ga a ri ma su

There is a park in this area.

郵便局はこの辺にあります。yū bin kyoku wa ko no hen ni a ri ma su

The post office is around here.

Core concept

Points to a general location and the space around it as one loosely bounded area.

Common phrases

  • この辺ko no hen

    around here

  • その辺so no hen

    around there

  • あの辺a no hen

    over there

Similar words

周辺shūhen: The area surrounding a place, including the space close to it.
近辺kinpen: A nearby area identified in relation to a particular place or point.
付近fukin: The area near a particular place or point, often used in formal descriptions.
周りmawari: The space that surrounds a person, place, or thing.

Definition in Japanese

ある場所を中心とした周囲の地域。a ru ba sho o chū shin to shi ta shū i no chi iki

Word origin

辺 (hen, "edge or vicinity") is a Sino-Japanese word based on a kanji meaning an edge or boundary, which leads to the sense of the area nearby.

Usage tips

  • The range of この辺 (kono hen) changes with context, so it can refer to a nearby street, neighborhood, or wider local area.

Other meanings

  • vicinitynoun

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