側 — side, lean, oppose

がわ側 side

Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes direction

U+5074 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #216 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1049 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

side
lean
oppose
regret

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かわ・がわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

側(がわ) gawa side 外(そと) 側(がわ) sotogawa outside 内(うち) 側(がわ) uchigawa inside 右(みぎ) 側(がわ) migigawa right side 左(ひだり) 側(がわ) hidarigawa left side 西(にし) 側(がわ) nishigawa west side 北(きた) 側(がわ) kitagawa north side 両(りょう) 側(がわ) ryougawa both sides

そく soku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

側(そく) 面(めん) sokumen side

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Components

Composed of

亻 person (left form)

そく則 rule

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側 — side, lean, oppose

Meanings

word

かわ・がわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

そく soku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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側 — side, lean, oppose

Meanings

word

かわ ・がわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

そく soku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

かわ・がわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).