Translation guide
The outer edge or boundary of an area, or a less important part of a subject or activity.
Referring to the physical boundary or surrounding region of a place.
General term for the area around something, including outskirts or vicinity.
Farmland spreads around the periphery of the city.
Often used in more formal or technical contexts for the outer edge or fringe.
Rare plants grow on the periphery of the forest.
Outer edge or rim, often used for physical objects or celestial bodies.
There are many old stars on the periphery of the galaxy.
Describing something that is not central to a topic or activity.
Adjectival phrase meaning 'peripheral' or 'marginal', used for topics or issues.
That issue was treated as peripheral at the meeting.
Means 'trivial' or 'minor', often used for details that are not essential.
Literally 'off the main track', used for topics that are not central.
Referring to people or things that are not part of the mainstream.
You're too fixated on peripheral matters.
His opinion is peripheral to the main point.
彼は学界の傍流に位置している。
He is on the periphery of the academic world.