Word Meaning 傍聴

ぼうちょう bouchou

傍聴 is read as ぼうちょう (bouchou) and means listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)
  2. attending (without participating)
  3. sitting in (e.g. on a meeting)
  4. observing

Reading

Kana

ぼうちょう

Romaji

bouchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6187 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

傍聴無料

ぼうちょうむりょう

admission free

傍聴人

ぼうちょうにん

observer

傍聴料

ぼうちょうりょう

admission fee

傍聴席

ぼうちょうせき

visitor's gallery

傍聴券

ぼうちょうけん

admission ticket

はた

third person

傍観

ぼうかん

looking on

傍受

ぼうじゅ

interception

傍ら

かたわら

while (doing)

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

視聴

してい

(public) attention

Example Sentences

1

Sometimes, one of the politicians can be seen trying to keep the audience's opinions under control during televised debates.