邊
edge, margin, side, border
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Readings
On'yomi
- ヘン
Kun'yomi
- あた.り
- ほと.り
- -べ
Nanori
- なべ
Meaning
邊 centers on the outer limit or boundary of something: an edge, margin, side, or border.
Study
Etymology
邊 combines the movement radical 辶 with 臱, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a boundary or edge. The exact historical development of 臱 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 suggests walking along the edge of something, while the inner part 臱 looks like a complex boundary marker. Together they mean edge or border.
Reading mnemonic
For ヘン, imagine a hen pecking at the edge of a garden: hen -> ヘン, and the hen walks along the border.