傍
傍 — Bystander
bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiかたわら (katawara)
Kun’yomiわき (waki)
Kun’yomiおか- (oka)
Kun’yomiはた (hata)
Kun’yomiそば (soba)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 傍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 傍ら | かたわら katawara | side; edge; beside |
| 傍観 | ぼうかん boukan | looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching |
| 傍受 | ぼうじゅ bouju | interception; monitoring; tapping |
| 傍若無人 | ぼうじゃくぶじん boujakubujin | behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance |
| 路傍 | ろぼう robou | roadside |
Study notes
傍 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1660 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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