“Near” or “Close to” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “辺”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “辺” means “Border”, “Vicinity” or “surrounding area” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “辺”

Jouyou Kanji “辺” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
5 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
へん(hen) |
| Kun-Yomi |
あた(り)(ata(ri)) |
| べ(be) |
| ほとり(hotori) |
| Meanings |
Near, By, Close to |
| Edge, Boundary |
| Border, Frontier |
| Lines that make up polygons |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “辺”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 辺境(へんきょう-he n kyo u) |
Frontier, Bound, Remote region, Outlying district, Border district |
| 辺隅(へんぐう-he n gu u) |
Out-country, Frontier |
| 辺塞(へんさい-he n sa i) |
① Remote area, Frontier, Out-country, ② Frontier fort |
| 辺際(へんさい-he n sa i) |
Bound, Boundary, Limit |
| 辺村(へんそん-he n so n) |
Remote village, Village which is far from urban area |
| 辺地(へんち-he n chi) |
Remote section, Rural area |
| 辺土(へんど-he n do) |
Remote region, Outlying district |
| 辺鄙(へんぴ-he n pi) |
Hard to reach place, Remote place |
| 辺幅(へんぷく-he n pu ku) |
Appearances, Surface appearance, Outer appearance |
| 辺防(へんぼう-he n bo u) |
Frontier defenses |
| 辺民(へんみん-he n mi n) |
People living in remote places, People living border areas |
| 一辺(いっぺん-i ppe n |
One side, Side of a geometric shape |
| 海辺(かいへん or うみべ-ka i he n (or) u mi be) |
Seashore, Seaside, Beach, Seacoast |
| 近辺(きんぺん-ki n pe n) |
Vicinity, Neighborhood, Closeness, Nearness |
| 四辺(しへん-shi he n) |
① Four sides of a shape, ② All sides of a country, Frontiers of a country, ② Neighborhood, Vicinity |
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