傍 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ボウぼう · bō
- Kun
- かたわ.ら・わき・おか-・はた・そばkatawa.ra · waki · oka · hata · soba
- Meaning
- beside; bystander
Stroke order
Origin
亻 "person" with 旁: at a person's side — beside, a bystander.
Readings and examples
| Onボウぼうbō | 傍線ぼうせん傍聴ぼうちょう路傍ろぼう |
|---|---|
| Kunかたわらkatawara | 傍らかたわら |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 傍観ぼうかん
looking on
- 路傍ろぼう
roadside
- 拱手傍観きょうしゅぼうかん
Example
傍観せずに手伝った。
Instead of just looking on, I helped.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)