傍 is the Japanese kanji for side, bystander, besides, while, nearby, third person. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is かたわ.ら、わき、おか- and its on reading is ボウ.
Stroke order
Words with 傍
- 傍らside, edge, beside
- 傍聴listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting)
- 傍観looking on, standing by and watching, sitting back and watching
- 傍受interception, monitoring, tapping
- 路傍roadside
- 傍若無人behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance
Practice 傍 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.