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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

周しゅう辺へん

shuuhen

surrounding area, vicinity

Example sentences

北極圏ほっきょくけんとは北極ほっきょく周辺しゅうへんの地域ちいきの事ことである。
The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは南極なんきょく周辺しゅうへんの地域ちいきを探検たんけんした。
He explored the region around the South Pole.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
私わたしたちはパリ周辺しゅうへん地方ちほうの道路地図どうろちずを調しらべた。
We studied the road map of the country around Paris.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 周辺

周circumference; circuitOnシュウKunまわり
辺environs; boundaryOnヘンKunあたり・ほとり

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