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Grade 4JLPT N2

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

5 strokes · frequency rank #428

On
ヘン
Kun
あた.り、ほと.り、-べ

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Common words

  1. しゅうへんcircumference; outskirts; environs; around1
    • The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.

    • He explored the region around the South Pole.

    • Kate's father is about the house.

  2. へんarea; vicinity; region2
    • A square has four sides.

    • We stayed at a hotel by the lake.

    • Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.

  3. てっぺんtop; summit; apex; peak3
    • We got to the top of Osaka Tower.

    • We climbed to the top.

    • The temple is at the top of the hill.

  4. きしべshore; bank (of a body of water)4
    • The boat anchored near the shore.

    • Wave after wave surged upon the beach.

    • Can you hear the noise of the waves on the beach?

  5. ていへんbase (of a polygon)5
    • Women's Liberation is a broad-based but informal popular movement.

  6. みずべwater's edge; waterside; shore6
    • You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

  7. はまべbeach; foreshore7
    • The boats are abandoned on shore.

    • The sand on the beach was white.

    • I tanned myself on the beach.

  8. うみべbeach; seashore; seaside; coast8
    • A few minutes' walk brought me to the shore.

    • We enjoyed ourselves at the seaside.

    • I spent the entire day on the beach.

  9. しんぺんone's person; around one's person9
    • The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.

    • He put his affairs in order.

  10. あたり(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby10
    • His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.

    • From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.

    • The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.

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