側 – side, lean, oppose

11 strokesTaught in grade 4#216 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 側 means side, lean, oppose, regret. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソク (soku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かわ、がわ、そば (kawa, gawa, soba). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソク	soku
Kun’yomi	かわ	kawa
Kun’yomi	がわ	gawa
Kun’yomi	そば	soba

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・貝・目・ハ・刈.

Words using 側

側がわside (of something, or taking someone's side)両側りょうがわboth sides縁側えんがわengawa側面そくめんside

Example sentences

審判はどちらの側も支持するべきではない。

A referee should not favor either side.

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舞台の両側からライトが照らされた。

The stage was lit from both sides.

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鳥類の発声において真に驚異的な点は、鳴管の２つの側面が独立して動くことができるということである。

The truly remarkable feature of sound production by birds is that the two sides of the syrinx can act independently.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件任使係価住位

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