かたわら
(Katawara)
while also / alongside (doing).
Connection rules
- ＋V dict-form + かたわら; noun + の + かたわら.
- ＋Parallel long-term activities — not simultaneous single actions.
- ＋Common: 仕事のかたわら, 勉強のかたわら, 子育てのかたわら.
Examples
1.
彼は会社で働くかたわら、夜は大学で学んでいる。
Kare wa kaisha de hataraku katawara, yoru wa daigaku de manan de iru.
He works at a company, while also studying at university at night.
「while also / alongside (doing)」
2.
子育てのかたわら、趣味を続けている。
Kosodate no katawara, shumi o tsuzuke te iru.
While raising children, she continues her hobby.
「while also / alongside (doing)」