# 辺 — Area

Frequency rank 706 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 暮 (Livelihood), less common than 逃 (Escape).

- On’yomi: へん
- Kun’yomi: あた、べ
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A scooter (scooter) drives on the outside, a sword (sword) slashes, and a drop (drop) falls — the scooter cruises through the area, a sword nicking a drop of rain as it passes through this particular area.

In words:

- 辺 へん — area
- 辺り あたり — vicinity,nearby
- 周辺 しゅうへん — circumference,outskirts,environs,(computer) peripheral

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