Translingual

Han character

辺 (radical 162 辵+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸竹 (YSH))

1. edge, margin, side, border

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1253, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38710
• Dae Jaweon: page 1735, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 6, page 3815, character 5
• Unihan data for U+8FBA

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Goon: へん (hen)
• Kan’on: へん (hen)
• Kun: あたり (辺り, atari), べ (be), へ (he) (non-Jōyō reading), へた (heta) (non-Jōyō reading), へち (hechi) (non-Jōyō reading), ほとり (hotori) (non-Jōyō reading)
• Nanori: なべ (nabe)

Compounds

Etymology 1

/pen/ → /fen/ → /hen/

From Middle Chinese 邊 ‎(/pen/, “edge; margin, border; nearby, vicinity”).

Pronunciation 1

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) へん [hèń] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へん, romaji hen)

1. (colloquial) place, general area, vicinity

   彼 (かれ)はその辺 (へん)にいるはずだ。

   Kare wa sono hen ni iru hazu da.

   He must be there or somewhere.

Pronunciation 2

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) へ​ん [héꜜǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へん, romaji hen)

1. (geometry) the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; edge, [side]
2. (graph theory) any of the connected pairs of the vertices in a graph; edge

Etymology 2

/pe₁/ → /pe/ → /fe/ → /he/

From Old Japanese. The root of the modern Japanese directional particle へ ‎(e).^[3][1][4]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) へ​ [héꜜ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [he̞]
• This pitch accent pattern only applies to the noun sense.

Alternative forms

• 方 (non-Jōyō reading)

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へ, romaji he)

1. place, general area, vicinity

Suffix

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へ, romaji -he)

1. (obsolete) place, general area, vicinity

Usage notes

The suffix sense underwent phonological changes, with the reading shifting to either e or be. See also be below.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

/pe₁/ → /pe/ → /be/

From Old Japanese, from pe above.^[3][1][4]The he changes to be as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [be̞]

Alternative forms

• 方 (non-Jōyō reading)

Suffix

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana べ, romaji -be)

1. place, general area, vicinity

Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Old Japanese.^[3][1][4] Originally a compound of 辺 ‎(he, “vicinity”, see he above) +‎ た ‎(ta, “place, area”, the same ta element in 貴方 anata, now “you” in modern Japanese but previously meaning “that one over there”).^[3]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [he̞ta̠]

Alternative forms

• 端

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へた, romaji heta)

1. (obsolete) the area near something or along the edge of something

Suffix

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へた, romaji -heta)

1. the area near something or along the edge of something

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, this changes phonologically into either /-ppeta/ or /-beta/.

Derived terms

Etymology 5

From at least the late Heian period.^[3] Originally a compound of 辺 ‎(he, “vicinity”, see he above) +‎ ち ‎(chi, “area?”, the same chi element used to indicate general area in こち kochi, “around here, this area” and related words).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) へち​ [hèchíꜜ] (Odaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [he̞t͡ɕi]

Alternative forms

• 端

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana へち, romaji hechi)

1. (obsolete) the area near something or along the edge of something

Synonyms

• 縁 (ふち) ‎(fuchi)
• 外 (はず)れ ‎(hazure)
• 辺 (ほとり) ‎(hotori) (see below)

Etymology 6

From at least the Heian period.^[1][4] Appears to be a compound or conjugation, but the ultimate derivation is unknown.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ほとり [hòtórí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ほとり​ [hòtóríꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞to̞ɾi]

Alternative forms

• 畔

Noun

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana ほとり, romaji hotori)

1. the area near something or along the edge of something
2. those people who are close to someone in terms of social relationships

Etymology 7

Appears to be a compound of な ‎(na, alternative form of の no, the possessive particle) +‎ 辺 ‎(be, “vicinity”, see be above).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [na̠be̞]

Suffix

辺 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 邊, hiragana なべ, romaji -nabe)

1. vicinity, area

Usage notes

Only found in names.

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 3 4 5 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
4. 1 2 3 4 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0