傍ら
Meanings
No-adjective
Noun
Adverb
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby
Noun
Adverb
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time (Usually kana)
Other spellings
側ら傍旁側脇かたわら
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
かたわら
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
メアリー
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
彼
He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.