EntryCommonWaniKani 55
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

    世間はいつまでこれらの暴虐を傍観し続けるのか。
    How long can the world stand by and watch these atrocities?
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
かたわ.らわきおか-はたそば
On
ボウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1660 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-10SKIP code
2a10.6The Kanji Dictionary
2022.7Four corner code
2145deroo
508dUnicode hex code
1-43-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
520Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
286New Nelson (John Haig)
147New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
166Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
110Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
127Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1015Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1090Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1689A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1538Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1406Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
948Morohashi
1815A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1183Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1242Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1062Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1506Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1429Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
125Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1024Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bang4, bang1Pinyin reading
bang, paengKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

Kun
み.るしめ.す
On
カン
Strokes
18
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
476 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-11-7SKIP code
5c13.7The Kanji Dictionary
8621.0Four corner code
2357deroo
89b3Unicode hex code
1-20-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4296Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5538New Nelson (John Haig)
1880New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2359Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1659Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
572Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
614Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
463A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2765Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
567Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34955Morohashi
445A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
604Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
367sakade
890Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
468henshall3
634Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
302crowley
805Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1649Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
579Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guan1, guan4Pinyin reading
gwanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level