辺
へん
hepburn hen
area, vicinity
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- この辺に住んでいます。I live around here.
- どの辺ですか。Around where?
Collocations
辺 (hen, vicinity)この辺 (kono hen)あの辺 (ano hen)周辺 (shuuhen)辺り (atari, around)
Mnemonic
Hen-vicinity (辺 / 邊) is "vicinity / area" — B + no-cluster locational noun. Combines with ko-so-a-do series: (1) kono hen (around here / near speaker); (2) sono hen (around there / near listener); (3) ano hen (around there / far); (4) dono hen (around where / interrogative). Derivatives: atari (same meaning, conversational), shuuhen (surroundings, formal). Korean geuncheo / bugeun / jubyeon parallel and Chinese fujin / zhoubian / zheyidai parallel.
Quick check
Hen vs atari vs shuuhen?