Word Meaning

そば soba

傍 is read as そば (soba) and means third person.

Meaning

English

  1. third person
  2. near
  3. close
  4. beside
  5. vicinity
  6. proximity
  7. besides
  8. while

Reading

Kana

そば

Romaji

soba

Writing Variants

  • そば soba

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words ここら辺,東側 Rank 5218 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

傍ら

かたわら

while (doing)

傍若無人

ぼうじゃくぶじん

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around

路傍

ろぼう

roadside

Example Sentences

10

かれはかたわらにたっていた。

He was standing beside.

かたわらによってきたひとがいた。

There was a person who came closer.

ぼうかんしゃがおおかった。

There were many bystanders.

かれはかたわらからみているだけだ。

He is just watching from the side.

このみせはそばにあります。

This store is nearby.

かたわらにだれかがいるとかんじた。

I felt that someone was nearby.

そばのひとがきをつけていた。

The person beside was being careful.

そばによりそっていた。

He was standing close and leaning in.

かたわらにすわるとおちつく。

Sitting beside makes me calm.

They are cutting loose.