Word Meaning 側近

そっきん sokkin

側近 is read as そっきん (sokkin) and means close associate.

Meaning

English

  1. close associate
  2. close aide
  3. entourage
  4. attendant
  5. retainer

Reading

Kana

そっきん

Romaji

sokkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 10789 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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側近政治

そっきんせいじ

administration by close advisers

側近く

そばちかく

nearby

側近者

そっきんしゃ

close associate

歯茎側面接近音

しけいそくめんせっきんおん

alveolar lateral approximant

そく

first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

側面

そくめん

aspect

かわ

(watch) case

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