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.
前側に座る。
To sit at the front.
建物の前側に入口がある。
The entrance is on the front side of the building.
このシャツは前側にポケットが二つ付いている。
This shirt has two pockets on the front.
A compound of 前 (front) and 側 (side). Part of a set of directional compounds using 側: 後ろ側 (back side), 右側 (right side), 左側 (left side), 片側 (one side).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 前側の席 — front seat
- 前側に回る — to go around to the front
- 体の前側 — the front of the body
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 前面 — front surface (more formal)
- 正面 — the front, directly facing
- 後ろ側 — back side (antonym)