傍ら (Katawara) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “side, edge, beside, besides”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, noun, adverbside; edge; beside; besides; nearby
- noun, adverbwhile (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Examples
彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。
He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.
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.
その気がなければ、はたからはどうすることもできないとよく言うだろうね。
If he doesn't want to learn, we can't make him.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).