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傍ら

かたわら

adverb

Meanings

1beside(s, while, nearby
2side
3edge
4beside
5while (doing)
6in addition to
7at the same time

Example sentence

彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。

He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.

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Kanji in this word

傍Bystander, Side, Besides12 strokes

More words with 傍

傍聴ぼうちょう · listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)傍観ぼうかん · looking on

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