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)