辺へ

noun

surrounding area; vicinity

Archaic/poetic noun for the area around a place. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古こ歌かに「この辺へに宿やどを借かりむ」とある。

  An old poem says, 'I will seek lodging in this vicinity.'

noun

seashore; seaside; coast

Archaic/poetic noun for the seashore or coastal area. Rarely used independently in modern Japanese.

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうには「海辺うみへ」を「うみへ」と読よむ例れいがある。

  In the Man'yōshū, there are examples where 海辺 is read as うみへ.

suffix

suffix indicating location, direction, time, etc.

Archaic suffix, often pronounced べ or え. Attaches to nouns to roughly indicate a place, direction, or time. Not productive in modern Japanese.

• 「海うみ辺べ」の「辺へ」は、古ふるい場ば所しょを示しめす接せつ尾び語ごの名残なごりである。

  The 辺 in 海辺 (うみべ) is a remnant of the old suffix indicating a place.