1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
this area;around here
この辺に詳しいですか。
Are you familiar with this area?
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
this point;this much;this extent
Other forms
此の辺 【このへん】 (rarely used kanji form)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
area;vicinity;region
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mathematics
side;edge
正方形には四つの辺がある。
A square has four sides.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
circumstances
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
poetical term
surrounding area;vicinity
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
poetical term
seashore;seaside;coast
3
suffix
archaic
suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
usu. べ or pronounced as え
Other forms
方 【へ】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
side (esp. of a waterbody);edge;bank;shore
我々はその湖のほとりのホテルに泊まった。
We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
Other forms
畔 【ほとり】 · 辺り 【ほとり】 (irregular okurigana usage)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
neighbourhood;vicinity;nearby
Other forms
辺 【わたり】 (irregular okurigana usage)