西側 (にしがわ)west side; west bank

west side; west banknoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 西側

西にしwest
関西かんさいKansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
東西とうざいeast and west
大西洋たいせいようAtlantic Ocean
西欧せいおうWestern Europe
南西なんせいsouthwest
西日本にしにほんwestern Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chūbu region and westward
西部せいぶwestern part; the west (of a region)
側そばnear; close
側近そっきんclose associate; close aide
側面そくめんside; flank
北側きたがわnorth side; north bank
内側うちがわinside; interior
東側ひがしがわeast side; east bank
南側みなみがわsouth side
外側そとがわexterior; outside

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