Learn Japanese: soba

soba

側

near; beside

From Lesson 365:Reading exercise 45·Japanese

Note

near; beside

Breakdown of soba

側そばsoba

near; beside

側そば is usually written using kana alone as そば, and indicates proximity or nearness to something or someone, without specifying a particular side.

側がわ specifies a particular side or aspect of something. Often used with direction words to indicate specific sides, such as right, left, this side, that side, etc.

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