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側 — side

側 means “side”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ソク (soku). Kun'yomi: がわ (gawa), かわ (kawa), そば (soba). You'll see it in words such as 側 (gawa, “side; part”).

側
Stroke order of 側
Meaning
side
On'yomi
ソク (soku)
Kun'yomi
がわ (gawa), かわ (kawa), そば (soba)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Size & position 2

How to remember 側

The person (亻) standing right beside the rule (則): the side.

Sounds like 則: both read ソク.

Parts: 亻 person · 則 rule

Words with 側

WordReadingMeaning
側がわ gawa kunside; part

Don't confuse it with

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