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側
Kanji meaning "side, lean, oppose"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #578
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Kanken Level 7
WaniKani Level 17
RTK
KLC Volume 4
TMW Trainee
11 strokes
Meanings
side, lean, oppose, regret
On'yomi
ソク
Kun'yomi
かわ
がわ
そば
Stroke order
(11 strokes)
Composed of
亻
radical number 9
radical
則
rule
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
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Reading usage
がわ
199 (56%)
そく
94 (26%)
そば
32 (9%)
かわ
21 (6%)
そっ
8 (2%)
かたわ
1 (0%)
かたわら
1 (0%)
そばだ
1 (0%)
ほの
1 (0%)
側
(
がわ
)
side (of something, or taking someone's side)
#927
内
(
うち
)
側
(
がわ
)
inside
#2775
向
(
む
)
こう
側
(
がわ
)
other side
#4558
反
(
はん
)
対
(
たい
)
側
(
がわ
)
opposite side
#4680
裏
(
うら
)
側
(
がわ
)
the reverse (side)
#5135
外
(
そと
)
側
(
がわ
)
exterior
#5378
右
(
みぎ
)
側
(
がわ
)
right side
#6827
左
(
ひだり
)
側
(
がわ
)
left side
#7696
こちら
側
(
がわ
)
this side
#9138
両
(
りょう
)
側
(
がわ
)
both sides
#10206
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Most common words using this kanji
側
(
がわ
)
side (of something, or taking someone's side)
#927
内
(
うち
)
側
(
がわ
)
inside
#2775
向
(
む
)
こう
側
(
がわ
)
other side
#4558
反
(
はん
)
対
(
たい
)
側
(
がわ
)
opposite side
#4680
裏
(
うら
)
側
(
がわ
)
the reverse (side)
#5135
外
(
そと
)
側
(
がわ
)
exterior
#5378
側
(
そく
)
面
(
めん
)
side
#6466
右
(
みぎ
)
側
(
がわ
)
right side
#6827
左
(
ひだり
)
側
(
がわ
)
left side
#7696
こちら
側
(
がわ
)
this side
#9138
両
(
りょう
)
側
(
がわ
)
both sides
#10206
側
(
そっ
)
近
(
きん
)
close aide (of a powerful person)
#14179
西
(
にし
)
側
(
がわ
)
west side
#14528
東
(
ひがし
)
側
(
がわ
)
east side
#16319
北
(
きた
)
側
(
がわ
)
north side
#16606
片
(
かた
)
側
(
がわ
)
one side
#18178
縁
(
えん
)
側
(
がわ
)
engawa
#18429
向
(
む
)
かい
側
(
がわ
)
opposite side
#18475
南
(
みなみ
)
側
(
がわ
)
south side
#18958
すぐ
側
(
そば
)
right beside
#20444
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