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Kotomora

旁

RHS of character, at same time

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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

Explore all words using 旁 →

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.