Meaning

Primary

West Side

Alternative

West

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The West side of something is known as the West or the West side. Sorry, I have no story to go along with your West side.

Reading

にしがわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the kun'yomi vocab readings. You should know both of them, with 西 being にし and being がわ (what you learned with the kanji).

Context

Context Sentences

家の西側に黄色いものがあると金運がアップするそうです。

A house with yellow on the west side is said to bring good luck for money.

このホテルの西側には、大きなポプラの木が植えられていています。

A large poplar tree is planted on the west side of this hotel.

それって西側のメディアのニュースでしょ?

That's news from the western media, right?

Kanji Composition