► 名詞
辺 [へん] [あの辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ あの辺は高級住宅街だ ⇨ That area is a high-end residential area
辺 [へん] [其の辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ ちょっとその辺を散歩してくる ⇨ I will go take a walk around (☛ “その辺” literally means “around there”, even though it does not refer to any specific location)
辺 [へん] [此の辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ この辺には店は殆ど無い ⇨ There are few stores around here
辺 [へん] [あの辺] [coll] meaning: level rank: 1
☆ 彼の能力ではあの辺が限界だろう ⇨ With his ability that is probably the limit, the best he can do
辺 [へん] [其の辺] [coll] meaning: level rank: 1
☆ その辺でもう勘弁してあげたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you forgive him for that much (of punishment)
辺 [へん] [此の辺] [coll] meaning: level rank: 1
☆ 今日はもうこの辺で終わりにしよう ⇨ Let’s stop the work at this level for today. This much is enough for today
More examples:
- 僕は昔はビール一辺倒だったが最近はワインも飲む ⇨ I used to drink beer only, but nowadays drink wine too
- 最近この辺で殺人事件とか物騒な事が起こっている ⇨ Recently there have been a murder and other disturbing things happening in this area
- この周辺では都市化が急激に進んでいる ⇨ Urbanization has been rapidly progressing in this area
- この辺には宿泊施設はない ⇨ There are no hotels and lodgings in this area
- 彼は頭の天辺に禿げがある ⇨ He has a bald spot on the top of the head
- この辺は気候が温和だ ⇨ The climate is mild in this area
- この辺にガソリンスタンドはない ⇨ There are no gas stations around here
- この辺には観光名所が沢山ある ⇨ There are many famous sightseeing spots around here
- コンピューターの周辺機器 ⇨ Computer peripheral equipment
- この辺に宿はありますか？ ⇨ Are there any hotels, inns, around here?
- この辺でタクシーを拾うのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to pick up a taxi around here
- この辺りはりんごの産地だ ⇨ This is an apple producing area
- 駅の周辺は商店街だ ⇨ The area around the station is a shopping area
- これはそこら辺で売っているものとは品が違う ⇨ This item is at a different level of quality than regularly available stuff
- 彼は辺りを見回した ⇨ He looked around him