Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(そば)near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person

    Dictionary Definition

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    Bunpro Summary

    A part that opposes something.

    1. Noun

      1.

      near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      third person

      Only applies to はた

    All Forms

    側 【そば】側 【そく】側 【はた】傍 【そば】傍 【はた】端 【はた】

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    Examples

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      ()になっている()(そば)(こし)をかける。

      To sit down next to the person you’re interested in.

      • N3

      医者(いしゃ):「もっと(わたし)(そば)()てくれますか?」

      Doctor: ‘Could you come closer to my side?’

      • N3

      人見知(ひとみし)りの(むすめ)保育園(ほいくえん)()いても(ぼく)(そば)(はな)れようとしなかった。

      My shy daughter didn't want to leave my side even after arriving at the nursery.

      • N3

      面識(めんしき)()(ひと)誘拐(ゆうかい)されそうになったため(そば)交番(こうばん)()()みました。

      I ran to the nearby police box because I felt like I was about to be kidnapped by a stranger.

      • N3

      ()(こお)るような(さむ)さの()には、暖炉(だんろ)(そば)(だん)をとらずには()きていけません。

      On freezing cold days, I can't survive without warming up by the side of a fireplace.

      • N2
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