かたわら

傍 ら

Common word

  1. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    side, edge, beside, besides, nearby

    • メアリーは読書をしており、１匹の猫がかたわらで眠っていた。
      Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    while (doing), in addition to, at the same time
    word usually written using kana alone