Level III of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 388 / 2,608
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 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.
側 is rank 388 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
Study 側 →