Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 傍観(ぼうかん) in Japanese

傍観
Kana Reading
ぼうかん
Romaji
bōkan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    looking on; remaining a spectator
    Example sentence
    彼はただ傍観するだけでそのけんかを止めなかった。 He just looked on and didn't stop the quarrel.

Examples of 傍観, ぼうかん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

傍 JLPT 1

12 strokes

bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, 3rd person

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi: かたわ.ら, わき, おか-, はた, そば

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観 JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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