This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、かたわ.ら、わき、おか-、はた、そば
Romaji: bou, katawa.ra, waki, oka-, hata, soba
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: bi
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Meanings

bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1660
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-10
Korean Reading:  paeng
Chinese Reading:  bang1
Unicode:  508d
JIS:  4B35

Indexes

Halpern Index: 147
Nelson Index: 520
New Nelson Index: 286
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a10.6
Four Corner Index: 2022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1815
Gakken Index: 1689
Japanese Names Index: 1538
Daikanwanjiten Index: 948
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0888
Remembering the kanji Index: 1015
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1062
Kodansha Compact Index: 125
Kanji in Context Index: 1429
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 110
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 127
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1024
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1090
Essential Kanji Index: 1406
Kodansha Kanji Index: 166
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2145
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1506

Words

傍ら (かたわら)
side; edge; beside; besides; nearby; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
近傍 (きんぼう)
neighborhood; neighbourhood
傍系 (ぼうけい)
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate
傍観 (ぼうかん)
looking on; remaining a spectator
傍流 (ぼうりゅう)
branch; tributary
(そば、そく、はた)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while; third person
傍受 (ぼうじゅ)
interception; monitoring; tapping
傍聴 (ぼうちょう)
hearing; listening; attendance; auditing
傍若無人 (ぼうじゃくぶじん)
arrogance; audacity; (behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around; insolence; defiance; overbearing
路傍 (ろぼう)
roadside
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