# 側 — Side

Frequency rank 388 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 座 (Sit), less common than 首 (Neck).

- On’yomi: そく
- Kun’yomi: がわ、そば
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

On the left, a leader stands next to a shellfish, and on the right a knife divides them — the leader and the shellfish are on opposite sides of the knife.

In words:

- 側 そば — side,edge,third person
- 側面 そくめん — side;flank;sidelight;lateral
- 両側 りょうがわ — both sides

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