側 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 側意味

side, lean, oppose, regret

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側 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かわ kawa
がわ gawa
そば soba

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ソク soku

Examples

こちら側でかんでもいいですか。

Can I chew on this side?

あの窓のそばの机は使うな。

Don’t use the desk by that window.

彼は私の側に座った。

He sat down by my side.

池のそばに男がいる。

There is a man by the side of the pond.

郵便局のそばを通ってるよ。

I’m going by the post office.

彼は子供達をそばに集めた。

He gathered his children around him.

愛ちゃんは私のそばに座った。

Ai sat down beside me.

僕のそばに立たないでくれよ。

Don’t stand by me.

彼女は彼のそばに立っていた。

She stood by him.

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