傍聴ぼうちょう

bōchō

Noun

Suru Verb

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

Transitive

時々ときどき、政治せいじ家かの一人ひとりがテレビの討論とうろん会かいに出でて傍聴ぼうちょう者しゃの意見いけんを押おさえつけようとする場面ばめんをみる。

tokidoki sējikano hitoriga terebino tōronkaini dete bōchōshano iken'o osaetsukeyōto suru bamen'o miru.

Sometimes, one of the politicians can be seen trying to keep the audience's opinions under control during televised debates.

Word Pronunciation

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Example Sentences

tokidoki sējikano hitoriga terebino tōronkaini dete bōchōshano iken'o osaetsukeyōto suru bamen'o miru.

Sometimes, one of the politicians can be seen trying to keep the audience's opinions under control during televised debates.

Characters

Written Form

傍 kanji, 12 strokes bystander
聴 kanji, 17 strokes listen

Reading

ぼ hiragana, 6 strokes
bo
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u
ち hiragana, 2 strokes
chi
ょ hiragana, 2 strokes
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

傍聴ぼうちょうじゃない

bōchōjanai

The negative form

1. Not listening; Not attending (as an auditor)

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傍聴ぼうちょうだった

bōchōdatta

The past form

1. Was listening; Was attending (as an auditor)

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傍聴ぼうちょうで

bōchōde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Listening in on; By attending (as an auditor)

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傍聴ぼうちょうの

bōchōno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Auditory; Relating to listening

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傍聴ぼうちょうじゃありません

bōchōjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not listening.; Not attending as an auditor.

敬

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうじゃないです

bōchōjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not attending.; Not observing.

敬

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傍聴ぼうちょうでした

bōchōdeshita

The polite past form

1. Was listening.; Was observing.

敬

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傍聴ぼうちょうです

bōchōdesu

The polite form

1. Listening; Attending (as an auditor)

敬

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傍聴ぼうちょうではありません

bōchōdewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not attending.; Is not observing.

敬

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうじゃなかった

bōchōjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not listen; Was not an auditor

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傍聴ぼうちょうだろう

bōchōdarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably attending.; Probably listening.

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傍聴ぼうちょうじゃありませんでした

bōchōjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not an auditor.; Was not listening.

敬

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうじゃなかったです

bōchōjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Didn't listen.; Wasn't observing.

敬

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうでしょう

bōchōdeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably attending.; Likely to observe.

敬

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傍聴ぼうちょうではありませんでした

bōchōdewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not listening.; Was not attending (as an auditor).

敬

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうだったら

bōchōdattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when listening; If/when attending

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Noun

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傍聴ぼうちょうであれば

bōchōdeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If listening; If one listens

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傍聴ぼうちょうなら

bōchōnara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when observing; If/when attending (as an auditor)

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