Translation guide
The outer edge or boundary of an area, or a less important part of a subject or activity.
Referring to the physical boundary or surrounding region of a place.
General term for the area around something, including outskirts or vicinity.
Describing something that is not central to a topic or activity.
Adjectival phrase meaning 'peripheral' or 'marginal', used for topics or issues.
その問題は会議では周辺的な扱いだった。
That issue was treated as peripheral at the meeting.
Referring to people or things that are not part of the mainstream.
Used for people who are on the periphery of a group or community.
彼はいつもグループの周辺にいるだけで、中心には入らない。
He always stays on the periphery of the group and never joins the core.
都市の周辺には農地が広がっている。
Farmland spreads around the periphery of the city.
Often used in more formal or technical contexts for the outer edge or fringe.
森林の周縁部に珍しい植物が生えている。
Rare plants grow on the periphery of the forest.
Outer edge or rim, often used for physical objects or celestial bodies.
銀河の外縁部には古い星が多い。
There are many old stars on the periphery of the galaxy.
Means 'trivial' or 'minor', often used for details that are not essential.
末梢的なことにこだわりすぎだ。
You're too fixated on peripheral matters.
Literally 'off the main track', used for topics that are not central.
彼の意見は本筋から外れている。
His opinion is peripheral to the main point.
Means 'side stream' or 'fringe', often used for people or ideas outside the mainstream.
彼は学界の傍流に位置している。
He is on the periphery of the academic world.