Vocabulary

What does 辺 (へん, hen) mean?

辺 (へん, hen) means area, vicinity.

Quick facts
Readingへん
Romajihen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
へん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhen

area, vicinity

  1. 1noun area; vicinity; region
  2. 2noun side; edge
  3. 3noun circumstances

Example sentences

  • This area is quiet.

  • Is there a bank around here?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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