Memory phrase for the Kanji: 側


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Meaning

side, vicinty

Pronunciation

SOKU
kawa, gawa, soba

Explanation

Left: person /, right: rule (Money [= the capital] and knifes [= violence] determine the rules.)

Mnemonic

The person with the rules (= the referee) is at the side. (of the play ground)

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
rule, follow
moneyshell a cowries-shell (used as money)
cutVariante of sword
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Vocabulary

 側  かわ  Page (of something), side
 側面  そくめん  side, flank, sidelight, lateral
 側  そば  side, edge, near, close, vincinity
 両側  りょうがわ  both sides
 縁側  えんがわ  veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
 右側  みぎがわ  right side
 左側  ひだりがわ  left side


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