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Kanji Detail for 側 - "side, near"

側

  • Meaning

    側 means "side, near." Also associated with aspect.

    1. Side - A position beside.

    2. Near - Close to; adjacent.

    3. Aspect - A particular part or feature.

  • Words using 側

    • 西側 にしがわ Listen west side; west bank
    • 側近 そっきん Listen close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage
    • 側面 そくめん Listen side; flank; profile
    • 北側 きたがわ Listen north side; north bank
    • 内側 うちがわ Listen inside; interior; inner part
    • 東側 ひがしがわ Listen east side; east bank
    • 南側 みなみがわ Listen south side
    • 外側 そとがわ Listen exterior; outside; outer

  • Four-character idioms with 側

    • 輾転反側 てんてんはんそく Listen tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something

  • Tattoo check: 側

    • Verified meaning: side, near
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read がわ, そば)
    • Also carries these associations: aspect

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 側

    Surnames 側(がわ)Listen 側(そば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    side; lean; oppose; regret

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    side; incline, slant, lean

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    side; to slant, to lean, to incline

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Side. Such as 正面 (front), 側面 (side). A concubine is called 側室, distinguishing her from the main wife. | To incline. (Book of Rites) "Do not listen sideways." Also, horizontal. Such as 側目 (look sideways), 側身 (turn one's body). | Lowly and narrow. 側陋 means lowly.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gawa(がわ) がわ

    kawa(かわ) かわ

    soba(そば) そば

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    side near aspect faintly lean adjacent bordering flanking neighboring position close to end

Sentences including 側

  • They live across the river.

  • There's a dog by the door.

  • Please take me over to the other side.

  • Do you want a seat by the window?

  • You'll see the store on your left.

  • Is the school on this side of the river?

  • They got over to the other side while the light was red.

  • The man had something under his coat.

  • They sat down by the fire.

  • Keep to the left.

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