日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningsenvirons, boundary, border, vicinity
On'yomiヘン
Kun'yomiあた、ほと、-べ
Strokes5
Radical

Compounds

  • this area, around here, this point, this much

  • shore, bank (of a body of water)

  • circumference, outskirts, environs, around

  • one's person, around one's person

Example sentences

  • Is there a youth hostel near here?

  • I looked about for the mailbox.

  • Look about you.

  • The beach is swarming with people.

  • The sand on the beach was white.

  • I enjoy walks and talks on the beach.

  • He explored the region around the South Pole.

  • I traveled about Europe.