Keyword
side (of something)
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1049
Readings
がわ
(48%)
かわ
(21%)
そく
(19%)
そば
(5%)
そっ
(2%)
はた
(1%)
Composed of
thin person
rules
Used in vocabulary (214 in total)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
inside; interior; inner part
opposite side; opposition
other side; opposite side; other party
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
as soon as; right after
the reverse; other side; lining
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
near; close; beside; third person
west side; west bank
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
north side; north bank
east side; east bank
opposite side; other side; other party
right beside; close to; nearby
concubine (of a noble)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
opposite side; other side
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
window-side
personal attendant; valet; maid
seaward side
back side; back end; posterior; rear
other side; opposite side; other party
ship's side; broadside
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
the prosecution; prosecution side
the defence; defence side
upper side; surface
gutter; ditch
mountain-side
offensive camp; team at bat
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
front side; anterior
(one's) peers; people around one
opposite side; other side; other party
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
the establishment
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
side of a body
service road; frontage road
proximity of a monarch or lord
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
right beside; close to; nearby
side of a ship
personal attendant
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
receiver; receiving entity
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
street with houses lined up only on one side
lateral plate; pleuron
aisle (of a church)
tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something
driving on the right-hand side; driving on the right side of the road
American position; American side; American representatives; American delegation
driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
pedestrian walkway along a road
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
a gold case; gold-cased
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
sidetrack; siding; lateral line (of a fish)
to lean to one side; to oppose; to look aside; to regret
the reverse; other side; lining
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
lying down on one's side
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
anti-establishment; anti-government
sending entity; sender
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
back side; back end; posterior; rear
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
sender; transmitter
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
silver case
nucleus accumbens (part of the forebrain)
side chain
temporal bone (of the skull)
father's side (of the family)
mother's side (of the family)
to shove to one side; to look at out of the corner of one's eyes
end-to-side anastomosis
server-side
parasite volcano
administration by close advisers; kitchen cabinet
access lanes (e.g. on a freeway); service road; bypass
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
tub-sided samurai cuirass
sender (side of transaction)
lateral sexual position; spoons; spooning
nucleus accumbens (part of the forebrain)
flank; side; loin; latus
lateral funiculus
turning over in bed
lateral bud
fixed lateral; fixed side; fixed part
stringer; slanted staircase beam
requester; requesting SS user
upper side; surface
flanking fire
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something
vendor side
close relationship
lateral pressure
side stroke
lateral root
free alongside ship; FAS
parazoan (member of an ancestral subkingdom of animals whose only surviving members are the sponges)
mistress; concubine
acceptor; accepting SS user
(the) prosecution
caller; calling party
lateral sulcus (brain structure); Sylvian fissure; lateral fissure
transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions
stringer; slanted staircase beam; side plate; side panel; side sheet
lingual braces (dentistry)
side road; shortcut
painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
lateral erosion
Examples (117 in total)
Come closer to me.
My town is by the sea.
She came up to me and asked my name.