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傍

傍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ボウJHS
Kun (native)
  • かたわ(ら)HS
  • わき
  • おか〜
  • はた
  • そば
Nanori (used in names)
  • び
Other languages
  • 拼音bang4
  • 拼音bang1
  • 한글bang
  • 한글paeng
  • Hán-ViệtBàng
  • Hán-ViệtBạng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+508D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻旁

Words using this kanji

  • 傍聴ぼうちょう当事者以外が裁判、会議などをその場に行き見聞きすること。listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing
  • 傍らかたわら「かたわら」の漢字表記。side, edge, beside, besides
  • 傍観ぼうかん何もせずに見ていること。looking on, standing by and watching, sitting back and watching, remaining a spectator
  • 傍受ぼうじゅ交わされている無線通信を第三者が偶然または故意に受信して聞くこと。interception, monitoring, tapping
  • 傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじん（『傍らに、人なきが若し』より）人前をはばからず、勝手に振る舞う事。behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance, audacity
  • 傍はた（そば）近く、離れていないところ。 （はた）すぐに隣接した位置。outsiders, others, bystanders, onlookers
  • 傍目おかめlooking on from the side, looking on by an outsider
  • 傍訓ぼうくん漢字のわきに読み仮名を振ること。ルビ。振り仮名。marginal notes
  • 傍系ぼうけい直系（主流）から分かれた系統。collateral family, subsidiary line, affiliate, coset
  • 傍見おかみlooking on by an outsider
  • 傍耳かたみみthings overheard
  • 傍証ぼうしょう間接的な証拠。 間接的に証明する。supporting evidence, corroboration
  • 傍人ぼうじん近くにいる人。bystander
  • 傍線ぼうせん注意を引たりするために文字や文章などの脇に引く線。underline, side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
  • 傍点ぼうてん漢文で漢字のかたわらに記す訓点。 文章で強調したり注意を引くために文字の脇などに付ける点。marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention, emphasis mark, guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
  • 傍目はためoutsider's perspective, as seen by an observer
  • 傍注ぼうちゅう本文の傍らにつけた註釈。marginal notes, side notes, gloss
  • 傍白ぼうはく舞台の相手の役者には聞こえず観客に知らせるように発するせりふ。(theatrical) aside
  • 傍流ぼうりゅう(古)あふれて流れる、溢流すること。 川の本流から枝分かれた流れ。 主流から外れた流派や系統。branch (of a river), tributary, branch, offshoot
  • 傍題ぼうだい副題。サブタイトル。 本題から離れること。subtitle (e.g. of a book)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-10
Four Corner
2022.7
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2a10.6
Heisig
1090
Nelson
520