Illustration: On a broad wooden bench beside a neighborhood playground, an older resident sits eating a small snack. Their dog has chosen the narrow strip of bench immediately beside their hip, pressing its shoulder gently against their sleeve, although most of the bench remains empty.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

そば

soba

beside, nearby

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは私わたしの側そばに座すわった。

    He sat down by my side.

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  2. 私わたしは彼女かのじょの側そばに座すわった。

    I sat beside her.

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  3. ドアの側そばに犬いぬがいます。

    There’s a dog by the door.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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