What does kanji 傍 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 傍 is bystander.

How is kanji 傍 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 傍 are かたわ.ら, わき, おか-, はた, そば; the onyomi readings are ボウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 傍?

The main radical for kanji 傍 is 人.

What words use kanji 傍?

Example words that use kanji 傍 include 傍, 傍聴, 傍観, 傍受.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

傍

Meaning

Kanji 傍

bystander

bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かたわ.らわきおか-はたそば
Onyomi 音読み: ボウ
Nanori 名乗り: び

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1660
Strokes: 12
Radical: 人
Components: 亠 • 化 • 并 • 冖 • 方 • 立
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 滂 • 蒡 • 搒 • 徬 • 旁 • 嵭 • 榜

Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 61 entries that include this kanji.

傍

そば

third person

傍聴

ぼうちょう

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)

傍観

ぼうかん

looking on

傍受

ぼうじゅ

interception

傍視

ぼうし

looking aside

傍から

はたから

from outside

傍の者達

はたのものたち

onlookers

傍らに

かたわらに

beside

傍らに寄る

かたわらによる

to step aside

傍らに人なきがごとし

かたわらにひとなきがごとし

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around

傍観者

ぼうかんしゃ

onlooker

傍観的

ぼうかんてき

hands-off

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は傍に立っていた。

He was standing beside.

傍に寄ってきた人がいた。

There was a person who came closer.

傍観者が多かった。

There were many bystanders.

彼は傍から見ているだけだ。

He is just watching from the side.

この店は傍にあります。

This store is nearby.

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メギド７２長き戦旅の傍らで Megido 72: Nagaki Sen Tabi no Katawara de

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