傍
傍: beside
beside; side; bystander
12 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 7 words here
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Kunかたわら・わき・おか・はた・そば
傍ら(かたわら) "beside; while also". ぼう in 傍聴(ぼうちょう) "attending (a hearing)", 傍観(ぼうかん) "looking on", 傍線(ぼうせん) "underline".
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Key words
傍らかたわらbeside; alongside
傍聴ぼうちょうattending as an observer
傍観ぼうかんlooking on; standing by
傍線ぼうせんsideline; underline
傍受ぼうじゅintercepting
Example sentences
母は仕事の傍ら、小説を書いている。
Alongside her job, my mother writes novels.
裁判を傍聴するために、朝早くから並んだ。
I lined up from early morning to sit in on the trial.
けんかを傍観しないで、止めに入ろう。
Let's not just stand by and watch the fight; let's step in and stop it.