この辺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辺
へん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
この邊 (kyūjitai) 此の辺

Etymology

Phrase comprising この (“this”) and 辺(へん) (hen, “area; amount, extent”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) このへん [kònó héń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞no̞ hẽ̞ɴ]

Pronoun

この辺(へん) • (kono hen) ^{←このへん (konofen)?}

1. around here (in this (physical, geographic) place, area)

   Synonym: この辺り (kono atari)

   この辺(へん)にあるはず。

   Kono hen ni aru hazu.

   It should be around here somewhere.

2. to this end point; this approximate amount

   Synonyms: ここまで (koko made), この程度 (kono teido)

   用(よう)事(じ)があるのでこの辺(へん)で。

   Yōji ga aru no de kono hen de.

   I have something else to do, so let's call it a day here.