Illustration: A caretaker sweeps fallen camellia blossoms along a narrow paved path leading to a neighborhood meeting hall. Every blossom has been gathered along the left-hand edge; the right-hand edge and the rest of the paving are clear.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

片かた側がわ

katagawa

one side

Example sentences

  1. ヒラメの成魚せいぎょは、顔かおの片側かたがわに両目りょうめがあります。

    An adult flounder has both eyes on the same side of its face.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. おまわりさんに車くるまを片側かたがわに寄よせるように合図あいずされた。

    The patrolman motioned me to pull over.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 片側かたがわ1車線しゃせんの道路どうろを有ゆうしており、照明しょうめいも多おおい。

    This tunnel houses a two-lane road illuminated with many lights.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 片側

  • 片one-sided; leafOnヘンKunかた-・かた
  • 側side; leanOnソクKunかわ・がわ・そば

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