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N3
On: そくKun: かわ、がわ、そば

Memory Aid

'Soku' — Think of your SOCKS, which always go on the SIDE of your feet.

Imagine a PERSON (人) standing on the left side of a building, which is marked with a RULE (則) to indicate its SIDE or boundary.

Vocabulary

右側みぎがわright side
左側ひだりがわleft side
窓側まどがわwindow side
側面そくめんside, flank
両側りょうがわboth sides

Example Sentences

窓側に座ってください。

Please sit on the window side.

道の両側に木があります。

There are trees on both sides of the road.

問題を別の側面から見てみましょう。

Let's look at the problem from another side.

彼はいつも私の側を歩きます。

He always walks by my side.

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