傍
besides, bystander, nearby, side, third person, while
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
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Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:1660
Vocabulary
ボウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傍観 | ボウカン | looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator |
| 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 |
| 傍若無人 | ボウジャクブジン | behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence |
| 傍受 | ボウジュ | interception; monitoring; tapping |
| 路傍 | ロボウ | roadside |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傍 | そば | (place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; the side (of something); beside; vicinity; proximity; neighbourhood (neighborhood); as soon as; right after |
| 傍視 | わきみ | looking from the side; looking aside |
| 傍役 | わきやく | supporting role (actor); minor role |
| 傍ら | かたわら | side; edge; beside; besides; nearby; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time |
| 傍迷惑 | はためいわく | nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others |
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