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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

側がわ

N1
がわ gawa
  1. side
  2. row
  3. surroundings
  4. part
  5. (watch) case
nounsuffix

Also read かわ

Chinese meanings

一侧;方面

Examples

  • 審しん判ぱんはどちらの側がわも支し持じするべきではない。
    A referee should not favor either side.
    裁判不应支持任何一方。
  • 通とおりのどちら側がわにも駐ちゅう車しゃできます。
    You can park on either side of the street.
    街道两边都可以停车。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ddb35e549d'); // 側
{
  "id": "ddb35e549d",
  "word": "側",
  "reading": "がわ",
  "romaji": "gawa",
  "meanings": [
    "side",
    "row",
    "surroundings",
    "part",
    "(watch) case"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "suf"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1581310,
  "other_readings": [
    "かわ"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "審判はどちらの側も支持するべきではない。",
      "furigana": "{審判|しんぱん}はどちらの{側|がわ}も{支持|しじ}するべきではない。",
      "en": "A referee should not favor either side.",
      "tatoeba_id": 145618
    },
    {
      "ja": "通りのどちら側にも駐車できます。",
      "furigana": "{通|とお}りのどちら{側|がわ}にも{駐車|ちゅうしゃ}できます。",
      "en": "You can park on either side of the street.",
      "tatoeba_id": 125638
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "345536ff8a75795d6c869866e12899e1f1c7086c1f3868fecb51c61de9c55040",
    "meanings": [
      "一侧",
      "方面"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "審判はどちらの側も支持するべきではない。",
        "zh": "裁判不应支持任何一方。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "通りのどちら側にも駐車できます。",
        "zh": "街道两边都可以停车。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/ddb35e549d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1581310; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "1c109336175c194937236b3d9eeaf21ad83bfe7dd271c01fc7f6f4aa7ecb5d3d",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}