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辺 means 'surroundings'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 606   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-4    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 39    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 148 words   Used in 1243 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘン
Kun
   あたり   -べ surroundings, environs
Name
   べ
Additional readings
Kun    ほとり
Name    なべ
Variants
邉   边 (Chinese)   邊  
Components
⿺  ⻌ (辵) move  刀 sword  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 辺 is used 5 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 辺 is used 135 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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ヘン : 86 words FIND ALL
し ゅ う へ ん 0
noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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ヘン (read as ぺん) : 13 words FIND ALL
き ん ぺ ん 1
noun
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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-べ (read as べ) : 23 words FIND ALL
は ま べ 0 は ま べ 3
noun
beach; foreshore
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あたり : 11 words FIND ALL
あ た り 1
Most common form: あたり
noun
1. on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)  (esp. ほとり; often written with kana only)
2. (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby
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ほとり (read as ほとり) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
corner; remote country place
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なべ: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
Former Watanabe Faction (of the LDP)
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An additional 臱 less common words include 辺 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 608 (originally: 580)  Joy o' Kanji : 580  Key to Kanji: 948 

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辺
ヘン   あたり    -べ surroundings, environs   
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トウ   かたな sword   
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