かたわ.ら
katawara
JLPT N112 strokesKanjiLevel 100 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

傍 is the kanji for "Side / While / Nearby". A common reading is かたわ.ら (katawara). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Side / While / Nearby

Also : Side · While · Nearby · Besides · Bystander · Third Person

Readings

kunかたわ.ら/ katawarakunわき/ wakikunおか/ okakunはた/ hatakunそば/ sobaonぼう/ bou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

彼女はいつも傍にいてくれる。

かのじょはいつもそばにいてくれる。

She is always by my side.

傍観者としてではなく、行動するべきだ。

ぼうかんしゃとしてではなく、こうどうするべきだ。

You should act, not just be a bystander.

Vocabulary using 傍

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