Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
傍

傍 – bystander, side, besides

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1660 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 傍 means bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ボウ (bou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かたわ.ら、わき、おか-、はた、そば (katawara, waki, oka, hata, soba). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiボウbou
Kun’yomiかたわ.らkatawara
Kun’yomiわきwaki
Kun’yomiおか-oka
Kun’yomiはたhata
Kun’yomiそばsoba

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・并・方・立・亠・冖.

Words using 傍

Kanji with the same radical

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