Keyword
on the side
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1090
Readings
はた
(37%)
そば
(34%)
ぼう
(8%)
Composed of
thin person
right hand side
Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
near; close; beside; third person
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
looking on; remaining a spectator
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
onlooker; bystander
as soon as; right after
to lay aside; to set aside
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
interception; monitoring; tapping
beside; nearby
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
from outside; from the side
supporting evidence; corroboration
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
side of the road; roadside
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
(theatrical) aside
looking on by an outsider
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
things overheard
digression; dicta; dictums
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
subtitle (e.g. of a book)
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker
citing copious references
marginal notes; side notes; gloss
marginal notes
marginal notes; side notes; gloss
supporting role (actor); minor role
collateral relation by blood
looking from the side; looking aside
incidentally; at the same time
unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
jealousy; envy
barge course
looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider
onlookers; bystanders
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
Examples (5 in total)
How long can the world stand by and watch these atrocities?
In order to serve you better, your call may be monitored.
I parked my car by the gate.