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傍ら (かたわら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun, adverb
side ; beside ; nearby
Refers to a physical location next to someone or something. Often used with に or で.
See also: 傍らに
道みち の 傍かたわ ら に 小ちい さな 花はな が 咲さ い て い た 。
Small flowers were blooming by the side of the road.
2
noun, adverb
while doing ; in addition to ; alongside
usually written using kana alone
Indicates a secondary activity done concurrently with a main occupation or state. Usually written in kana. Follows a noun or verb dictionary form + かたわら.
Written forms 傍かたわ ら Usage 39%
Standard kanji spelling for both the spatial and concurrent-action senses.
かたわら Usage 36%
The concurrent-action sense is usually written in kana.
傍かたわら Usage 25%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.
側かたわ ら Usage <1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.
旁かたわら
側かたわら
Uncommon kanji variant; easily confused with 側 (そば).
脇かたわら
Kanji 傍 bystander, side, besides 脇 armpit, the other way, another place Similar words そば そば is a more common and casual word for 'near' or 'beside'. 傍ら is slightly more literary and often implies a closer, more deliberate proximity.
横よこ 横 means 'side' or 'horizontal', focusing on lateral position. 傍ら emphasizes being right next to someone or something, often with a sense of accompaniment.
Etymology Derived from 片 (kata, 'one side') + 端 (hara, 'edge'), originally meaning 'one side' or 'edge'. The concurrent-action sense developed from the spatial meaning of being 'at one's side' while doing something else.
RHS of character, at same time
