12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person

Kun'yomi
  • side ②while (doing)
  • わき
  • おか-
  • near ②third person
  • near ②third person
On'yomi
  • ボウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はた 56.6%
ボウ 33.9%
かたわ 9.6%

Character Breakdown

bystander, side, besides
はた ボウ かたわ.ら (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
RHS of character, at same time
つくり ボウ かたがた (Kentei 1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)

Common Words

side ②while (doing)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
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References

Unicode hex code 508D
JIS X 0208 1-43-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 520
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 286
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 147
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 166
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 110
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 127
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1015
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1090
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1689
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1538
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1406
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 948
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1815
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1183
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1242
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1062
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1506
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1429
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 125
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1024
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a10.6
Four corner code 2022.7
De Roo Code 2145