傍

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Also: Bystander, Side, Besides, While

On'yomi

  • ぼう bou

Kun'yomi

  • かたわ katawa
  • わき waki
  • おか oka
  • はた hata
  • そば soba
Stroke count
12
Radical
人 man · Kangxi radical 9
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

傍 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 人 (man), number 9. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji