Japanese symbol for “frontiers”
四辺
しへん
Romaji: shihen
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
In Japanese, frontiers is 四辺, read しへん (shihen).
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Meanings
- n neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- n all sides; frontiers (of a country)
- n four sides (of a shape)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons |
| 四つ | よっつ yottsu | four; 4 |
| 四方 | しほう shihou | the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions |
| 四球 | しきゅう shikyuu | base on balls; walk; pass |
| 四角い | しかくい shikakui | square; rectangular |
| 四半期 | しはんき shihanki | quarter (of a year) |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference; outskirts; environs |
| 辺り | あたり atari | (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.