What is the Kanji for "Side"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Side", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Side" is "側".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Kawa", "Zoba", and "Gawa".

Its onyomi reading is "Soku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "則" means "Rule" and can be read as "Soku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "側" mean in japanese?

"側" means "Side".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

側: "Side". The Japanese noun '側 (がわ)' means 'side'. It refers to one of the lateral areas or surfaces of something. It can be used to indicate a direction, position, or even a perspective. For example: The right side of the room - (部屋の右側), From my side - (私の側から)

向こう側: "Other side" or "Opposite side". The Japanese noun '向こう側 (むこうがわ)' refers to the area or space that is on the 'other side' or 'opposite side' of something. It can be used to describe the side of a room, building, or any physical space that is opposite from the speaker's current location. For example: Go to the other side - (向こう側に行きなさい). The building on the other side of the street - (向こう側の通りにある建物).

側面: "Side". The Japanese noun '側面 (そくめん)' refers to the side or lateral surface of something. It can be used to describe the side of an object, building, or person. This word is commonly used in expressions like '側面から見る' which means 'to view from the side'. Example sentences: From the side, the building looks impressive - (側面から見ると、その建物は立派に見える). The side of the car was damaged in the accident - (事故で車の側面が損傷した).

内側: "Inside". The noun '内側 (うちがわ)' means 'inside'. It refers to the inner part or interior of something. This word is used to describe the inner side or interior of an object, space, or area. For example: The inside of the room was clean - (部屋の内側はきれいだった). The inside of the box was filled with books - (箱の内側は本で一杯だった).

片側: "Side". The Japanese noun '片側 (かたがわ)' means 'side'. This word refers to one of the two halves or lateral parts of something. It is often used to describe the left or right side of an object, person, or location. For example: The bus arrived on the other side of the street - (バスは道路の反対側に到着した). Please stand on this side - (この片側に立ってください).

外側: "Outside". The noun '外側 (そとがわ)' refers to the outer side, exterior or outside of something. It is used to describe the outer surface, edge or boundary of an object, place or area. For example: The outside of the house is painted white - (家の外側は白く塗られている). The outside of the city is surrounded by farmland - (街の外側は農地に囲まれている).

右側: "Right". The noun '右側 (みぎがわ)' refers to the right side or right-hand side of something. It is used to indicate the location or position of an object or person in relation to their perspective or the perspective of the observer. For example: She sat on the right side - (彼女は右側に座った). The right side of the room - (部屋の右側).

左側: "Left side". The noun '左側 (ひだりがわ)' refers to the left side or left-hand side of something. It is used to describe the position or location of an object or person in relation to the left direction. For example: My car is parked on the left side - (私の車は左側に停まっている). Turn left at the intersection - (交差点で左側に曲がる).

両側: "Both sides". The noun '両側 (りょうがわ)' means 'both sides'. It refers to the two opposite sides of an object or space. This word can be used to describe the left and right sides of something, or the front and back sides. For example: The road has trees on both sides - (その道は両側に木がある). We sat on both sides of the table - (私たちは両側に座りました).

西側: "West". The noun '西側 (にしがわ)' means 'west'. It refers to the direction or location that is situated toward the sun's setting position. This word is commonly used to indicate the western side or region of something, such as a building, city, or country. For example: The west side of the city - (町の西側). The western border - (西側の境界線).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". And The hiragana "が" is read as "ga".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.