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Kanji Grade 4 - 側

Kanji character Grade 4 側. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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便
 
Kanji Grade 4 - 側
About
side, lean, oppose, regret
Kun: かわ、 がわ、 そば
On: ソク
11 strokes
Radical: man, human 人 (亻)
Parts: 化 ハ 刈 目 貝
 
Onyomi
側 【ソク】 first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, tiny dash or speck
側 【ソバ】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
最外側 【サイガイソク】 outermost (side)
体側 【タイソク】 side of a body
 
Kunyomi
側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
上っ側 【うわっかわ】 upper side, surface
側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
縁側 【えんがわ】 veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor, bone at the base of a fin, meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
体制側 【たいせいがわ】 the establishment
側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
側泳 【そばえい】 side stroke
お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal