かたわら

Japanese

Alternative spellings
傍ら (most common) 傍 側ら 側 旁 脇

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “There are two possible etymologies: 片(かた) (kata) + 端(は) (ha) + ら (ra, a suffix)(From Kōjien) Alteration from katahara (片腹, “side of the belly, one's sides”, from 片(かた) (kata) + 腹(はら) (hara)), coming to mean “the side of something”.”

The adverb is derived from sense 5 of the noun.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたわら [kàtáwárá] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) かたわら [kàtáwáráꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠β̞a̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

かたわら • (katawara) ^{←かたはら (katafara)?}

1. in addition, besides, while

Noun

かたわら • (katawara) ^{←かたはら (katafara)?}

1. the side of something

   Synonyms: 端, 脇, 横腹

2. a person nearby
3. the area nearby; vicinity

   Synonym: そば

4. a remote partially built-up area along a major highway
5. in addition to…, while doing…, on the other hand…

   Synonym: 合間

   勤(つと)めのかたわら、絵(え)を描(か)く。

   Tsutome no katawara, e o kaku.

   In addition to working, I also draw.

   勉(べん)強(きょう)に精(せい)出(だ)すかたわら、体(からだ)も鍛(きた)える。

   Benkyō ni seidasu katawara, karada mo kitaeru.

   In addition to working hard for my studies, I also train my body.

Usage notes

(in addition to): かたわら can be after a noun with の, or a verb in its 連体形(れんたいけい) (rentaikei, “attributive form”). The verb after かたわら is an additional, less emphasised action or habit compared to the action before.

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN