Onyomi: ソク · Kunyomi: かわ, がわ, そば · Meanings: lean, oppose, regret, side
Kanji for lean, oppose, regret, side
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側 is formed from 亻, meaning “person,” on the left, and 則 on the right. The person element relates to people or positions, while 則 carries the sense of rule, standard, or fixed boundary. Together, they express a position defined in relation to something else. From this idea, 側 came to mean side, nearby position, or being beside something.
側 shows a position in relation to something else, meaning side or beside.
側 is used when referring to where someone or something is located relative to another thing. It does not mean the center, but the position next to it. Remember 側 as the place that exists beside or alongside something else.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 側 | がわ | side (of something, or taking someone's side), part | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suffix |
| 側 | そば | near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 傍ら | かたわら | side, edge, beside, besides, nearby | common JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 側 | そく | first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, tiny dash or speck | Noun |
| 側面 | そくめん | side, flank, profile, sidelight, lateral | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 側近 | そっきん | close aide (of a powerful person), close associate, entourage, attendant, retainer | common Noun |
| 仄か | ほのか | faint, indistinct, dim, vague, subtle, delicate | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 側転 | そくてん | cartwheel | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 側杖 | そばづえ | blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight | Noun |
| 欹てる | そばだてる | to strain (one's ears, eyes), to prick up (one's ears) | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |