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Meaning of (へん) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
へん
Romaji
hen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    area; vicinity
    Example sentence
    テキサスどこその出身だった He was from Texas or thereabout.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.)
    Example sentence
    はそのへん交渉大変骨を折った。 He took great pains in the negotiation.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    circumstances
    Example sentence
    正方形4つ同じもつ A square has four equal sides.

Examples of 辺, へん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

5 strokes

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: あた.り, ほと.り, -べ

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