noun, suffix

  1. side (of something, or taking someone's side), part.
  2. (watch) case.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
がわ
かわ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

side, lean, oppose
かわ ソク そば (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
rule, law, follow
ソク のり のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ