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西側 (にしがわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

西にし側がわ

に

し

が

わ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

west side; western side; west bank

Refers to the western part or side of a geographical area, building, river, etc. Can be used attributively with の.

駅えきの西にし側がわに大おおきな

公こう

園えん

が

ある

。

There is a large park on the west side of the station.

川かわの西にし側がわは住じゅう宅たく地ちになっている。

The west bank of the river is a residential area.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の西にし側がわthe west side of 〈place〉
駅えきの西にし側がわに大おおきな公こう園えんがあります。
There is a large park on the west side of the station.

Kanji

西west, Spain
側side, lean, oppose

Related words

西せい方ほう
西側 is the everyday word for the west side of a place, while 西方 is a more formal or literary term for the western direction.

Opposites

東ひがし側がわ
西側 means the west side of something, while 東側 means the east side, its direct opposite.

Word family

西にし側がわ諸しょ国こく
Western countries; Western Bloc

Built from

西にし+側がわ

Etymology

Compound of 西 (にし, 'west') and 側 (がわ, 'side').