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辺上 (へんじょう, henjou) Japanese meaning: side | Kotomora

辺へん上じょう

Meanings

1

Refers to the side or edge of something, often in a spatial or geometric sense. Relatively rare and may appear in technical or literary contexts.

図ず形けいの辺へん上じょうに点てんを取とる。
Take a point on the side of the figure.

Kanji

辺environs, boundary, border
上above, up

Related words

辺へん
辺 (へん) is a more common word for 'side' or 'edge', especially in geometry. 辺上 is more specific and less frequent.
端はし
端 (はし) means 'edge' or 'end' and is much more common in everyday language. 辺上 is more formal and limited to certain contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 辺 (へん, 'side') and 上 (じょう, 'on' or 'above'), literally 'on the side'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern Japanese as a noun meaning 'side' or 'edge'.