傍ぼう聴ちょう

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傍聴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	傍ぼう聴ちょうする	傍ぼう聴ちょうしない
Polite	傍ぼう聴ちょうします	傍ぼう聴ちょうしません
Past polite	傍ぼう聴ちょうしました	傍ぼう聴ちょうしませんでした
Past	傍ぼう聴ちょうした	傍ぼう聴ちょうしなかった
Te-form	傍ぼう聴ちょうして	傍ぼう聴ちょうしないで
Desire	傍ぼう聴ちょうしたい	傍ぼう聴ちょうしたくない
Potential	傍ぼう聴ちょうできる	傍ぼう聴ちょうできない
Passive	傍ぼう聴ちょうされる	傍ぼう聴ちょうされない
Causative	傍ぼう聴ちょうさせる	傍ぼう聴ちょうさせない
Causative passive	傍ぼう聴ちょうさせられる	傍ぼう聴ちょうさせられない
Volitional	傍ぼう聴ちょうしよう
Polite volitional	傍ぼう聴ちょうしましょう
Imperative	傍ぼう聴ちょうしろ	傍ぼう聴ちょうするな
Conditional	傍ぼう聴ちょうすれば	傍ぼう聴ちょうしなければ
Tara conditional	傍ぼう聴ちょうしたら	傍ぼう聴ちょうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

listening in; attending as an observer; sitting in on

Used for attending a formal session (lecture, court hearing, parliamentary session, meeting) as a non-participating listener or observer. Often used with する to mean 'to audit' or 'to observe'.

裁さい判ばんの傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いく。
I go to observe the trial.
講こう義ぎを傍ぼう聴ちょうする許きょ可かをもらった。
I got permission to audit the lecture.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を傍ぼう聴ちょうするto sit in on / observe (a hearing, meeting, etc.)
市し民みんは裁さい判ばんを傍ぼう聴ちょうすることができる。
Citizens can attend court trials as observers.
傍ぼう聴ちょう席せきthe public gallery (seats for observers)
傍ぼう聴ちょう席せきは満まん席せきだった。
The public gallery was full.
〈場ば所しょ〉に傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いくto go to a place to attend/observe as a listener
国こっ会かいに傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いった。
I went to the Diet to observe a session.

Kanji

傍bystander, side, besides
聴listen, headstrong, naughty

Related words

聴ちょう講こうN1
聴講 refers specifically to auditing a lecture or academic course, while 傍聴 covers a wider range of formal proceedings including trials and meetings.
見けん学がくN4
見学 means visiting and observing a place or activity like a factory tour, while 傍聴 means specifically listening in on a formal proceeding without participating.
参さん観かん
参観 is used for observing events like school classes or ceremonies as a visitor, whereas 傍聴 is reserved for formal sessions such as court hearings or council meetings.
立たち会あい
傍聴 refers specifically to attending and listening to a proceeding like a trial, while 立会い covers a broader range of official witnessing situations.

Opposites

参さん加かN4
参加 means to actively take part in something, while 傍聴 means only to listen in as a non-participating observer.

Don't confuse with

傍ぼう観かんN1
傍観 means to passively look on or stay uninvolved in any situation, while 傍聴 specifically means attending a formal session to listen without speaking.
傍ぼう受じゅ
傍聴 means to attend and listen to something openly, like a court trial, while 傍受 means to secretly or technically intercept transmitted communications.

Word family

傍ぼう聴ちょう人にん
observer; spectator; member of the public (in court)
傍ぼう聴ちょう券けん
admission ticket; gallery ticket
傍ぼう聴ちょう席せき
visitor's gallery; public seating
傍ぼう聴ちょう料りょう
admission fee; hearing fee
傍ぼう聴ちょう者しゃ
observer; spectator; member of the public; visitor; audience; gallery
傍ぼう聴ちょう無む料りょう
admission free; free to attend

Etymology

Compound of 傍 (beside, on the side) and 聴 (listen). The meaning 'listen from the side' developed into 'attend as an observer/listener'.

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

listening in; attending as an observer; sitting in on

Used for attending a formal session (lecture, court hearing, parliamentary session, meeting) as a non-participating listener or observer. Often used with する to mean 'to audit' or 'to observe'.

裁さい判ばんの傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いく。
I go to observe the trial.
講こう義ぎを傍ぼう聴ちょうする許きょ可かをもらった。
I got permission to audit the lecture.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を傍ぼう聴ちょうするto sit in on / observe (a hearing, meeting, etc.)

市し民みんは裁さい判ばんを傍ぼう聴ちょうすることができる。

Citizens can attend court trials as observers.

傍ぼう聴ちょう席せきthe public gallery (seats for observers)

傍ぼう聴ちょう席せきは満まん席せきだった。

The public gallery was full.

〈場ば所しょ〉に傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いくto go to a place to attend/observe as a listener

国こっ会かいに傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いった。

I went to the Diet to observe a session.

Related words

聴ちょう講こうN1
聴講 refers specifically to auditing a lecture or academic course, while 傍聴 covers a wider range of formal proceedings including trials and meetings.
見けん学がくN4
見学 means visiting and observing a place or activity like a factory tour, while 傍聴 means specifically listening in on a formal proceeding without participating.
参さん観かん
参観 is used for observing events like school classes or ceremonies as a visitor, whereas 傍聴 is reserved for formal sessions such as court hearings or council meetings.
立たち会あい
傍聴 refers specifically to attending and listening to a proceeding like a trial, while 立会い covers a broader range of official witnessing situations.

Don't confuse with

傍ぼう観かんN1
傍観 means to passively look on or stay uninvolved in any situation, while 傍聴 specifically means attending a formal session to listen without speaking.
傍ぼう受じゅ
傍聴 means to attend and listen to something openly, like a court trial, while 傍受 means to secretly or technically intercept transmitted communications.