傍ぼう観かん
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ぼうかん
Used in vocabulary
傍ぼう観かん者しゃ
onlooker; bystander
Noun
傍ぼう観かん的てき
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
Na-adjective
Examples3
How long can the world stand by and watch these atrocities?
He just looked on and didn't stop the quarrel.
Attendance had been falling off and such people as did come sat about indifferently.