側面 (そくめん, sokumen) Japanese meaning: side | Kotomora。
Please attach the label to the side of the box.
There is not a single window on the side of the building.
Usage patterns
〈事〉の側面を持つto have a certain aspect (of an issue)
This problem has a complicated aspect to it.
〈事〉を側面から見るto look at (an issue) from a certain angle/aspect
〈場所〉の側面に立つto stand at the side of (a place/object)
He was standing at the side of the building.
〈事〉の側面を強調するto emphasize a particular aspect (of something)
Looking at the problem from a different angle reveals a new solution.
The report emphasized the negative aspect of the policy.
N1
側面 refers to a side or aspect of something without implying anything was cut through, while 断面 specifically evokes a slice revealing an inner aspect.
面
側面 refers to the side surface of an object, while 背面 refers to its back surface, so the two describe different faces.
alveolar lateral approximant; clear l
