~側

~がわ · ~gawa · JLPT N5 · noun

side

~側 — side

側 = person 亻 + rule 則: the side a person stands on

側 (がわ) attaches to a noun to mean that side or party: 右側 = right side, 相手側 = the other party's side. The kanji pairs the person radical 亻 with 則, which also supplies its on-reading ソク as in 側面, side face.

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