かたわら
“While doing … / In addition to …” → Used to express that two activities, roles, or states coexist, often showing that one main activity is carried out while another is also maintained.
N1
Meaning
“While doing … / In addition to …” → Used to express that two activities, roles, or states coexist, often showing that one main activity is carried out while another is also maintained.
Formation
Verb (dictionary form) + かたわら
Noun + の + かたわら
Explanation
のかたわら is used when the speaker wants to state that:
a person or organization has one primary activity
and another activity is done alongside it, continuously or regularly
The two activities are not momentary.
They are usually:
long-term
habitual
professional or social roles
This grammar often appears in:
biographies
profiles
news articles
formal explanations
JLPT N1 reading passages
💡 Core nuance:
“Having one main role, while also engaging in another.”