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傍

bystander
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingボウ
Kun readingかたわ.ら、わき、おか-、はた、そば
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bystanderRtK
    彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.tatoeba
    彼はただ傍観するだけでそのけんかを止めなかった。He just looked on and didn't stop the quarrel.tatoeba
  2. side
  3. besides
  4. while
    領地を治める傍ら剣術の一流を築いた。He founded a school of swordplay while governing his territory.wiki
  5. nearby
    常胤が傍らに跪く。Tsunetane kneeled nearby.wiki
  6. third person
  1. edge
  2. beside

Popular Usage

傍ら

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · traffic cop · fez · vase · stand up (立) · crown (冖) · compass · direction (方)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1090

Compound words

傍らかたわら
side; edge; beside; besides; nearby
傍観ぼうかん
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
傍受ぼうじゅ
interception; monitoring; tapping
傍聴ぼうちょう
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
近傍きんぼう
neighborhood
傍杖そばづえ
blow received by a bystander
傍輩ほうばい
comrade
傍白ぼうはく
(theatrical) aside
傍目おかめ
looking on from the side
傍らにかたわらに
beside
傍観者ぼうかんしゃ
onlooker
傍近くそばちかく
nearby
傍焼きおかやき
jealousy
傍聴券ぼうちょうけん
admission ticket
傍聴料ぼうちょうりょう
admission fee
傍迷惑はためいわく
nuisance to other people
博引傍証はくいんぼうしょう
citing copious references
傍聴無料ぼうちょうむりょう
admission free
拱手傍観きょうしゅぼうかん
stand idly by and watch

Additional Examples

判事は傍聴人に静かにするよう警告した。
The judge bound the spectators to keep quiet.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 傍

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step