傍ら (かたわら): beside(s, while, nearby — Japanese vocabulary
傍ら is read かたわら and means "beside(s, while, nearby". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
傍ら
- Reading
- かたわら · katawara
- Translation
- beside(s, while, nearby
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- かたわらが
Example
彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。
かれはどくしょをし、そのかたわらでつまがてぶくろをあんでいた。
He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.
Kanji in this word
- 傍 — Bystander, Side, Besides
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