Memory phrase for the character: 側

側

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Meaning

side, vicinity

Pronunciation

SOKU
kawa, gawa, soba

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


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

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
則 rule, follow
貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 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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