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傍 means 'bystander'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1362   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 58 words   Used in 48 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ボウ
Kun
   かたわら alongside
Additional readings
Kun    おか- alongside   わき   はた   そば
Name    び
Components
⿰  亻 (人) man  旁 the way of standing covered  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 傍 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 傍 is used 56 times, read 6 ways (with 1 variation).
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ボウ : 35 words FIND ALL
ぼ う ち ょ う 0
hearing; listening; attendance; auditing
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そば : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
barge course  (architecture term)
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わき : 3 words FIND ALL
わ き や く 0
Most common form: 脇役
supporting role (actor); minor role
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はた : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
onlookers; bystanders
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おか- (read as おか) : 5 words FIND ALL
noun
looking on by an outsider
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かたわら : 3 words FIND ALL
beside; nearby
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かたわら (read as かたわら) : 1 word FIND ALL
か た わ ら 0 か た わ ら 4
Most common form: 側
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby  (see also: 傍らに)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time  (often written with kana only)
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An additional かたわ.ら less common words include 傍 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1815  Joy o' Kanji : 1815  Key to Kanji: - 

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傍
ボウ   bystander   かたわら alongside   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
旁
the way of standing covered
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方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冖
cover; covered   
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