側
side; lean; oppose; regret
11 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 216.
Readings
- かわ (kun reading): 南側 (みなみがわ) south side; 西側 (にしがわ) west side
- がわ (kun reading): 側 (がわ) side (of something, or taking someone's side); 側の者 (がわのもの) (one's) peers
- ソク (on reading): 側面 (そくめん) side; 側近 (そっきん) close aide (of a powerful person)
- そば (kun reading): 側女 (そばめ) mistress; 側役 (そばやく) personal attendant
Components
- 亻
- 則
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- ⺉ radical knife, right-side form of 刀
- ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人
- 目 radical eye
- 貝 radical shell; money
Words using 側
- 南側 (みなみがわ) south side
- 西側 (にしがわ) west side
- 東側 (ひがしがわ) east side
- 北側 (きたがわ) north side
- 内側 (うちがわ) inside
- 側 (がわ) side (of something, or taking someone's side)
- 側の者 (がわのもの) (one's) peers
- 側板 (がわいた) stringer
- 側桁 (がわげた) stringer
- 側面 (そくめん) side
- 側近 (そっきん) close aide (of a powerful person)
- 側線 (そくせん) sidetrack
- 舷側 (げんそく) ship's side
- 側室 (そくしつ) concubine (of a noble)
- 側女 (そばめ) mistress
- 側役 (そばやく) personal attendant
- 側仕え (そばづかえ) personal attendant
- 側む (そばむ) to lean to one side
- 側泳 (そばえい) side stroke
207 words in all.