辺(へん)

へん

noun, suffix

area, vicinity

1. area, vicinity, neighborhood

A general area or vicinity, often used with この/その/あの.

この辺(へん)に銀行(ぎんこう)はありますか。

Is there a bank around here?

その辺(へん)に置(お)いておいてください。

Please leave it around there.

駅(えき)の辺(へん)で待(ま)っています。

I'll be waiting around the station area.

辺(へん) indicates a general, approximate area rather than a specific spot. It's often combined with demonstratives: この辺(へん) (around here), その辺(へん) (around there), あの辺(へん) (around over there). It's more vague than 近(ちか)く (nearby) and doesn't specify a particular location.

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