1.
the side next to; the neighboring side; adjacent side
The side or area immediately next to something or someone. Used when specifying which side of an object, building, or space you are referring to.
隣側の席が空いている。
The seat on the adjacent side is empty.
壁の隣側から音楽が聞こえてくる。
I can hear music from the other side of the wall.
この建物の隣側に新しいカフェがオープンする予定だ。
A new café is scheduled to open on the side next to this building.
Formed from 隣 (next to, adjacent) and 側 (side). Used to specify position relative to something. The 側 suffix is productive and attaches to many spatial words.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 隣側の部屋: the room on the adjacent side
- 隣側に座る: to sit on the neighboring side
- 隣側から: from the neighboring side
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 向こう側: the other side, opposite side — across from the speaker, not adjacent
- 下側: lower side — same 側 pattern with a vertical direction
- 隣: next to — the base word without the 側 specification