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辺

Kanji 辺: meaning "Environs, Boundary, Border", readings, stroke order

The kanji 辺 means "Environs, Boundary, Border". On'yomi: ヘン; kun'yomi: あたり、べ. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Environs, Boundary, Border
On'yomi
ヘン
Kun'yomi
あたりべ
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
邊 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 辺

  • 辺 へん — area, vicinity
  • 辺り あたり — vicinity, nearby
  • 周辺 しゅうへん — circumference, peripheral
  • 浜辺 はまべ — beach, foreshore

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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