旁
RHS of character, at same time
Readings
On'yomi
- ボウ
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- つくり
- かたがた
- かたわら
Meaning
旁 centers on the idea of being alongside or beside something, both physically (the right-hand side of a character) and temporally (doing something at the same time).
Most common words using 旁
- 旁つくりN1
right-hand radical of a character
- 偏旁へんぼう
left and right kanji radicals
- 偏旁冠脚へんぼうかんきゃく
radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower); kanji components
- 博引旁証はくいんぼうしょう
citing copious references
- 子宮旁結合織しきゅうぼうけつごうしき
parametrium
- 寸旁すんづくり
kanji sun ("inch") radical at right (radical 41)
- 彡旁さんづくり
kanji "three" or "hair ornament" radical at right
- 戈旁ほこづくり
kanji "spear" radical at right
- 攴旁ぼくづくり
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
- 散歩旁さんぽかたがた
while taking a walk
- 斧旁おのづくり
kanji "axe" radical at right
- 旁かたがた
incidentally; at the same time
- 殳旁ほこづくり
kanji radical 79 at right
- 節旁ふしづくり
kanji "seal" radical at right
- 聿旁ふでづくり
kanji "brush" radical
Study
Etymology
旁 likely combines 方 (direction/side) with an upper element that may have indicated sound or meaning, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part looks like a standing figure (立) under a cover (冖), and the bottom 方 points to the side. Imagine someone standing beside a cover, indicating the right-hand side or doing something alongside.
Reading mnemonic
For ボウ, picture a bow tied to the side of a character: bow -> ボウ, and the bow is placed right alongside the main shape.