Word Meaning 傍ら

かたわら katawara

傍ら is read as かたわら (katawara) and means while (doing).

Meaning

English

while (doing)
in addition to
at the same time
side
edge
beside
besides
nearby

Reading

Kana

かたわら

Romaji

katawara

Writing Variants

側かたわら katawara
側らかたわら katawara
傍かたわら katawara
脇かたわら katawara
旁かたわら katawara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 偏 Related Words ここら辺,東側 Rank 16733 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

通信傍受法

つうしんぼうじゅほう

wiretapping law

地球近傍天体

ちきゅうきんぼうてんたい

near-earth object

地球近傍小惑星

ちきゅうきんぼうしょうわくせい

near-Earth asteroid

Example Sentences

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.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

側見民雄 Tamio Sobami

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