辺

Meaning

1. n
   area; vicinity; region
2. n
   side; edge
3. n
   circumstances
4. n archaic
   surrounding area; vicinity
5. n archaic
   seashore; seaside; coast
6. suf archaic
   suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
7. n
   side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

Example sentences

• 私はいつも不思議な性格の方が好きだった。

  I always liked mysterious characters more.

• 私はなぜか夜の方が元気だ。

  For some reason I feel more alive at night.

• 一戸建より共同住宅に住む世帯の増加率の方が高い。

  The rate of increase in households is higher for apartment houses than for individual houses.