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傍

12 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
亠 化 并 冖 方 立
bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person
Kun:
かたわ.ら、 わき、 おか-、 はた、 そば
On:
ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 傍聴 【ボウチョウ】 listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing
  • 脇見 【ワキミ】 looking from the side, looking aside
  • 路傍 【ロボウ】 roadside
  • 道傍 【ドウボウ】 side of the road, roadside

Kun reading compounds

  • 傍ら 【かたわら】 side, edge, beside, besides, nearby, while (doing), in addition to, at the same time
  • 傍らに 【かたわらに】 beside, nearby
  • 脇役 【わきやく】 supporting role (actor), minor role
  • 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
  • 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
  • 端から 【はたから】 from outside, from the side
  • 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
  • 側から 【そばから】 as soon as, right after
  • お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal

Readings

Japanese names:
び
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bang4, bang1
Korean:
bang, paeng

Spanish

  • vecindad
  • cercanía

Portuguese

  • espectador
  • além disso
  • enquanto
  • muito próximo
  • 3ª pessoa

French

  • observateur
  • spectateur
  • à côté
  • en outre
  • pendant que
  • tout près
  • les autres
1815 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1689 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
520 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1406 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1062 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1538 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1183 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1242 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1429 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
125 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
166 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
110 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
127 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1024 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
948 Morohashi
147 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
286 New Nelson (John Haig)
1015 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1090 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1506 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2145 2001 Kanji
2a10.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-10 SKIP code
2022.7 Four corner code
1-43-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
508d Unicode hex code

聴

17 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
十 心 買 耳
Variants:
聽
listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry
Kun:
き.く、 ゆる.す
On:
チョウ、 テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
781 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 聴講 【チョウコウ】 lecture attendance, auditing
  • 聴覚 【チョウカク】 the sense of hearing
  • 難聴 【ナンチョウ】 hardness of hearing, bradyacusia, deafness, hearing loss, having poor reception (radio, etc.)
  • 愛聴 【アイチョウ】 loving listening to something, loving to listen to something

Kun reading compounds

  • 聞く 【きく】 to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query, to hear about, to hear of, to learn of, to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with, to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to, to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance), to taste (alcohol), to try
  • 許す 【ゆるす】 to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to, to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate, to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off, to acknowledge, to admit, to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down, to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield

Readings

Japanese names:
きく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting1
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • escuchar

Portuguese

  • escutar
  • teimoso
  • investigação cuidadosa
  • desobediente

French

  • écouter
  • têtu
  • vilain
  • sans même demander
1598 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1051 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3716 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1055 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1664 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2634 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1039 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1080 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
645 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1585 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1796 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
956 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
835 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29173 Morohashi
1418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4740 New Nelson (John Haig)
827 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
890 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1881 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3258 2001 Kanji
6e11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-11 SKIP code
1413.6 Four corner code
1-36-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8074 Unicode hex code

人

2 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
人
person
Kun:
ひと、 -り、 -と
On:
ジン、 ニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
  • 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
  • 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
  • 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
  • 人 【ニン】 counter for people
  • 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
  • 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
  • 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent

Kun reading compounds

  • 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
  • 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
  • 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
  • いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • pessoa

French

  • être humain
  • personne
30 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
39 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
1 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
42 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
344 Morohashi
3368 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99 New Nelson (John Haig)
951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1262 2001 Kanji
2a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-31-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eba Unicode hex code