側 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ソク
- Kun
- がわ・かわ
- Meaning
- side
Origin
Phonetic-semantic. Person 亻 gives the meaning and 則 the sound. It means beside a person; a side.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソク | 側面・側近・側壁 |
|---|---|
| がわ | 側・裏側・片側 「かわ」とも。 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 両側りょうがわ
both sides
- 右側みぎがわ
right side
Example
道の両側に木が植えてある。
Trees are planted on both sides of the road.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)