側近 (そっきん) — close aide (of a powerful person), close associate, entourage | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

close aide (of a powerful person) close associate entourage

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

close aide (of a powerful person), close associate, entourage...

側

side, lean, oppose...

かわ, がわ, ソク

亻

( 人 ) radical number 9

則

rule, law, follow...

のっと.る, のり, ソク

貝

目

eye, class, look...

め, -め, モク

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

や, や.つ, ハチ

刂

( 刀 ) knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)

近

near, early, akin...

ちか.い, キン, コン

辶

walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)

斤

axe, 1.32 lb, catty...

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