JLPT N2 · Noun

周辺 (shuuhen)

周辺 (しゅうへん, shuuhen) is a Japanese noun meaning “circumference; outskirts”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅうへん
Romaji: shuuhen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of · noun, suffix noun
(computer) peripheral · noun

Example sentences

北極圏とは北極周辺の地域の事である。

The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 周辺

周

circumference, circuit, lapシュウ・まわ.り · 8 strokes

辺

environs, boundary, borderヘン・あた.り・ほと.り · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 周辺.

周りまわりcircumference周囲しゅういsurroundings円周えんしゅうcircumference周期しゅうきcycle辺へんarea辺りあたり(in the) neighbourhood浜辺はまべbeach

Source: JMdict entry 1331300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.