傍観

ぼうかん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

Kanji

• 傍 beside. Read as ボウ.
• 観 view. Read as カン.

Example sentences

• 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?

Words containing 傍観

• 傍観者 (ぼうかんしゃ) onlooker
• 拱手傍観 (きょうしゅぼうかん) stand idly by and watch
• 袖手傍観 (しゅうしゅぼうかん) looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves)

And 1 more.

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