辺 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
- On
- ヘン
- Kun
- あた(り)・べ
- Meaning
- area; vicinity; edge; side
Origin
A phonetic-semantic character: 辶 (road, meaning) + a phonetic element; it means "area, edge." (Old form: 邊.)
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヘン | 辺境・周辺・その辺 |
|---|---|
| あたり | 辺り |
| べ | 海辺・岸辺 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 海辺うみべ
seaside
- 周辺しゅうへん
surroundings; outskirts
Example
海辺で貝をひろった。
I picked up shells at the seaside.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)