辺
へん
area; vicinity; region; side
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
Noun
area; vicinity; region- side; edge
- circumstances
- side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Rare and archaic meanings (3)
- surrounding area; vicinityArchaicPoetic
- seashore; seaside; coastArchaicPoetic
Suffix
suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.Archaic
Example sentences
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This neighborhood is very lonely.
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The house by the lake is mine.
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I am a stranger here.
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An old castle stands near the river.
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London is on the Thames.
More examples (8)
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John has no friends here.
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We camped on the border of the lake.
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We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
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Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.
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Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.
水から上がり、入江のほとりの砂の上を、よちよち歩き出しました。
She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.
ゆうべ、泥酔のみずきは湖のほとりを歩いていて、水の中に落ちてしまった。
Last night, Mizuki was completely drunk and she was walking along the lake, and then she fell in the water.
イエスは、ガリラヤ湖のほとりを歩いておられたとき、シモンとシモンの兄弟アンデレが湖で網を打っているのをご覧になった。
As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake.