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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

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

Kunyomi: かたわ.ら, わき, おか-, はた, そば

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition: 亻 旁

傍

Radical

Radical: 人

Meaning: man, human

Reading: ひと

Frequency: 794

Alternative forms:

亻(alt radical position hen)𠆢(alt radical position kanmuri)

人

Examples

Onyomi Examples

傍聴 (ボウチョウ) listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing

脇見 (ワキミ) looking from the side, looking aside

路傍 (ロボウ) roadside

道傍 (ドウボウ) side of the road, roadside

Kunyomi Examples

傍ら (かたわら) side, edge, beside, besides, nearby, while (doing), in addition to, at the same time

傍らに (かたわらに) beside, nearby

脇役 (わきやく) supporting role (actor), minor role

脇見 (わきみ) looking from the side, looking aside

側 (そば) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person

端から (はたから) from outside, from the side

側 (そば) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person

側から (そばから) as soon as, right after

お側 (おそば) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal

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