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今日の漢字
Grade 4JLPT N3

side, lean, oppose, regret

11 strokes · frequency rank #216

On
ソク
Kun
かわ、がわ、そば

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Common words

  1. にしがわwest side; west bank1
    • Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.

    • Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.

  2. そば(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; the side (of something)2
    • Don't use the desk by that window.

    • A referee should not favor either side.

    • He sat down by my side.

  3. そっきんclose aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant3
    • The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.

  4. そくめんside; flank; profile; sidelight4
    • The truly remarkable feature of sound production by birds is that the two sides of the syrinx can act independently.

    • It's not only the health aspects of sports that appeal to people, but the cooperative aspect that team sports teach, and the competitive aspect in itself.

    • Again, there is another side to the story.

  5. きたがわnorth side; north bank5
    • Canada is on the north side of America.

    • The annex is on the north of the original building.

    • Our office is on the northern side of the building.

  6. うちがわinside; interior; inner part6
    • The door was locked from within.

    • The door opens from within.

    • He was curious to see the inside.

  7. ひがしがわeast side; east bank7
    • The hotel adjoins a lake on the east.

    • The castle lies to the east of the town.

  8. みなみがわsouth side8
    • His house is on the south side of the river.

  9. そとがわexterior; outside; outer; external9
    • Water was supplied from outside.

    • The wall is white within and green without.

    • The outside of the castle was painted white.

  10. うらがわthe reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side10
    • Iron the inside of collars first, and then the outside.

    • We cannot see the other side of the moon.

    • There is a secret base on the other side of the moon.

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