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    3. 袖手傍観

    袖手傍観

    袖しゅう手しゅ傍ぼう観かん

    looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab44 strokes

    しゅうしゅぼうかん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves), remaining a passive onlooker
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    袖
    そで…(1)
    sleeve・wing (building)・extension・give cold shoulder
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    傍
    かたわ.ら・わき・おか-・はた・そば…(2)
    bystander・side・besides・while・nearby…(1)
    観
    み.る・しめ.す…(1)
    outlook・look・appearance・condition・view
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