Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. surrounding area
when read as "へ, べ"
2. shore (of the sea)
when read as "へ, べ"
Suffix
3. suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
esp. え,べ
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
acquaintance; friend
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
beach; foreshore
shore; bank (of a body of water)
riverside; edge of a river
bedside
by the window
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
vicinity of a hill
field
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
beach; foreshore
waterside; waterfront
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
by the window
waterside; waterfront
reedy shore
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
shore; bank (of a body of water)
riverside; edge of a river
field
seacoast
edge of a swamp
roadside
Kibe sect (of Shin Buddhism)
downwards direction; downstream