ぼう
傍
ちょう
聴

noun, takes する, transitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
傍
ちょう
聴
 傍聴 ぼうちょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bystander, side, besides
はた　ボウ　かたわ.ら (Early Jr. High, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
RHS of character, at same time
つくり　ボウ　かたがた (Kentei 1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
listen, headstrong, naughty
き.く　チョウ　テイ (Late Jr. High, N1)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)