“Onlooker” in Japanese
Short answer
Onlooker in Japanese is “傍観者” (boukansha). Full meaning: onlooker, bystander.
Other ways to say “Onlooker” in Japanese
見物人
kenbutsunin spectator, sightseer, onlooker
外野席
gaiyaseki outfield bleachers; outsider, onlooker, bystander
外野
gaiya outfield; third party, outsider, onlooker, bystander
見物
kenbutsu sightseeing, watching, viewing; sightseer, spectator, viewer, onlooker; sight, attraction, spectacle, something worth seeing
見もの
mimono sightseeing, watching, viewing; sightseer, spectator, viewer, onlooker; sight, attraction, spectacle, something worth seeing
けんぶつ
kenbutsu sightseeing, watching, viewing; sightseer, spectator, viewer, onlooker; sight, attraction, spectacle, something worth seeing
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