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    3. 傍聴

    傍聴

    傍ぼう聴ちょう

    listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)

    KMT7News #12+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab29 strokes

    ぼうちょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing

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    彼かれは会かい議ぎを傍ぼう聴ちょうしました。

    He observed the meeting.

    KMT5Work & Career
    裁さい判ばんの傍ぼう聴ちょうを希き望ぼうする人ひとは、事じぜ前んてに手つ続づきが必ひつ要ようです。

    People wishing to observe a trial need to complete procedures beforehand.

    KMT7Politics & Lawlaw
    多おおくの市し民みんが国こっ会かいの傍ぼう聴ちょうに訪おとずれました。

    Many citizens visited to observe the Diet session.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    学がく生せいたちは、法ほう律りつの授じゅ業ぎょうの一いっ環かんとして裁さい判ばんの傍ぼう聴ちょうに行いきました。

    The students went to observe a trial as part of their law class.

    KMT7EducationPolitics & Law
    議ぎ会かいの傍ぼう聴ちょう席せきは、市し民みんが政せい治じに関かん心しんを持もつための重じゅう要ような場ばです。

    The public gallery of the parliament is an important place for citizens to take an interest in politics.

    KMT8Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    傍
    かたわ.ら・わき・おか-・はた・そば…(2)
    bystander・side・besides・while・nearby…(1)
    聴
    き.く・ゆる.す…(3)
    listen・headstrong・naughty・careful inquiry
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