(まえがわ)

まえがわ
noun
front side; front part
1. front side; front part; the front
The front-facing part or side of an object, building, body, or area. Used to specify spatial orientation.
前側(まえがわ)(すわ)る。
To sit at the front.
建物(たてもの)前側(まえがわ)入口(いりぐち)がある。
The entrance is on the front side of the building.
このシャツは前側(まえがわ)にポケットが(ふた)()いている。
This shirt has two pockets on the front.

A compound of (まえ) (front) and (がわ) (side). Part of a set of directional compounds using (がわ): (うし)(がわ) (back side), 右側(みぎがわ) (right side), 左側(ひだりがわ) (left side), 片側(かたがわ) (one side).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 前側(まえがわ)(せき) — front seat
  • 前側(まえがわ)(まわ)る — to go around to the front
  • (からだ)前側(まえがわ) — the front of the body

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 前面(ぜんめん) — front surface (more formal)
  • 正面(しょうめん) — the front, directly facing
  • (うし)(がわ) — back side (antonym)