辺
Environs
Meanings
Environs, Boundary, Border, Vicinity
On'yomi
へん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
辺 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
辺 (Environs) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #428 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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