側 side

Meaning	side; lean; oppose; regret
On	ソク
Kun	かわ、がわ、そば
Strokes	11
First met	N4 lesson 2, in 外側

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
外側	そとがわ	outside, exterior	N4
縁側	えんがわ	muscular fin dorsal frill, engawa	N1
技の向こう側	わざのむこうがわ	the realm that lies beyond mere technique	N1
側板	がわいた	curved vertical wooden staves of a cask	N1

Examples

ええ。履(は)く時(とき)のことを考(かんが)えて、つま先(さき)の向(む)きを庭(にわ)の外側(そとがわ)へ向(む)けてきちんと揃(そろ)えておくのが当館(とうかん)の基本(きほん)です。

Right. It is our inn's rule to neatly align them with the toes facing toward the outside garden, thinking ahead to when they put them on. (N4 lesson 2)