(しゅうへん)

しゅうへん
noun
surroundings; vicinity; periphery
1. surroundings; vicinity; area around
The area surrounding or near something.
オリンピック期間(きかん)(ちゅう)は、会場(かいじょう)周辺(しゅうへん)警備(けいび)強化(きょうか)された。
Security around the venue was strengthened during the Olympics.
(えき)周辺(しゅうへん)には(みせ)(おお)い。
There are many shops in the area around the station.
2. periphery; peripheral
Related or supplementary items; the outer edges.
周辺(しゅうへん)機器(きき)()(そろ)えた。
I bought all the peripheral devices.
Computing context

周辺(しゅうへん) refers to the surrounding area or periphery.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 周辺(しゅうへん): the area around ~
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)に: in the vicinity
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)の: surrounding ~

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • (えき)周辺(しゅうへん): station area/vicinity
  • 会場(かいじょう)周辺(しゅうへん): venue surroundings
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)地域(ちいき): surrounding area
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)(こく): neighboring countries

Computing:

  • 周辺(しゅうへん)機器(きき): peripheral devices
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)装置: peripheral equipment

RELATED:

  • 周囲(しゅうい): surroundings, circumference
  • 近辺(きんぺん): vicinity
  • 付近(ふきん): neighborhood, vicinity