Word Meaning 側てる

そばだてる sobadateru

側てる is read as そばだてる (sobadateru) and means to strain (one's ears, eyes).

Meaning

English

to strain (one's ears, eyes)
to prick up (one's ears)

Reading

Kana

そばだてる

Romaji

sobadateru

Writing Variants

欹てる そばだてる sobadateru
攲てる そばだてる sobadateru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 68593 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

側める

そばめる

to shove to one side

側

そく

first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

側面

そくめん

aspect

側

かわ

(watch) case

側近

そっきん

close associate

側室

そくしつ

concubine (of a noble)

側方

そくほう

lateral

側部

そくぶ

the side

側生動物

そくせいどうぶつ

parazoan (member of an ancestral subkingdom of animals whose only surviving members are the sponges)

側目

そばめ

outsider's perspective

側近政治

そっきんせいじ

administration by close advisers

側近く

そばちかく

nearby