Word Meaning 側む

そばむ sobamu

側む is read as そばむ (sobamu) and means to lean to one side.

Meaning

English

to lean to one side
to oppose
to look aside
to regret

Reading

Kana

そばむ

Romaji

sobamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 69003 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

側道

そくどう

service road