側 — kanji meaning “side”
側
side, lean, oppose, regret
- Meanings
- side, lean, oppose, regret
- On'yomi
- ソク (soku)
- Kun'yomi
- かわ、がわ、そば
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #216 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- cè, zè — Chinese character page
Words with 側
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 側面 | そくめん sokumen | side; flank; profile |
| 内側 | うちがわ uchigawa | inside; interior; inner part |
| 外側 | そとがわ sotogawa | exterior; outside; outer |
| 右側 | みぎがわ migigawa | right side; right-hand side |
| 左側 | ひだりがわ hidarigawa | left side; left-hand side |
| 両側 | りょうがわ ryougawa | both sides |
| 西側 | にしがわ nishigawa | west side; west bank |
| 片側 | かたがわ katagawa | one side |
| 裏側 | うらがわ uragawa | the reverse (side); back (side); other side |
| 北側 | きたがわ kitagawa | north side; north bank |
| 側近 | そっきん sokkin | close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage |
| 南側 | みなみがわ minamigawa | south side |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.