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傍

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • bystander
  • side
  • besides
  • while
  • nearby
  • third person

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かたわ.ら
  • わき
  • おか-
  • はた
  • そば
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1615
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 傍そばNoun
    (place) near by, (place) close by, (place) right next to
  • 傍聴ぼうちょうNoun
    listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting)
  • 傍らかたわらno-adjective
    side, edge, beside
  • 傍観ぼうかんNoun
    looking on, standing by and watching, sitting back and watching
  • 傍受ぼうじゅNoun
    interception, monitoring, tapping
  • 傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんNoun
    behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance
  • 路傍ろぼうNoun
    roadside
  • お傍おそばNoun
    near, close, beside

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