Word Meaning

be

辺 is read as べ (be) and means shore (of the sea).

Meaning

English

  1. shore (of the sea)
  2. suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
  3. surrounding area

Reading

Kana

Romaji

be

Writing Variants

  • e
  • he
  • e
  • he
  • be

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms お方,御仁,,人物,人間,,, Antonyms Rank 62677 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

辺り

あたり

around

辺地

へんち

remote place

辺境

へんきょう

remote region

辺り一面

あたりいちめん

whole area

辺上

へんじょう

side

海辺

うみべ

beach

天辺

てへん

twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)

周辺

しゅうへん

(computer) peripheral

水辺

みずべ

waterside

岸辺

きしべ

shore

どの辺

どのへん

how much

身辺

しんぺん

one's person

Example Sentences

10

このへんにはれすとらんがたくさんある。

there are many restaurants around here.

かわのへんにさんぽした。

i took a walk by the river.

まちのへんにはふるいいえがおおい。

there are many old houses in the outskirts of the town.

くにのへんきょうにすむひとびと。

people living on the border of the country.

そのあたりのけしきはうつくしい。

the scenery around there is beautiful.

かわのへんにすんでいるひとびと。

people who live around the river.

このへんはしずかでおちついている。

this area is quiet and peaceful.

かれはまちのへんにすんでいる。

he lives on the outskirts of the town.

あたりにはだれもいなかった。

there was no one around here.

Does she live round here?