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Dictionary: “脇”

脇

わき

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank

Kanji details

Kun/On information

脇
On
きょう
Kun
わき;わけ
Stroke count
10

・armpit

・the other way

・another place

・flank

・supporting role

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Related words to 脇

49 related words

脇役

わきやく

→

supporting role (actor);minor role

脇

わき

→

beside;close to;near;by

脇

わき

→

aside;to the side;away;out of the way

脇

わき

→

off-track;off-topic

脇

わき

→

deuteragonist;supporting role

脇

わき

→

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

脇見

わきみ

→

looking from the side

脇見

わきみ

→

looking aside

脇による

わきによる

→

to stand aside;to step to the side;to move aside

脇が甘い

わきがあまい

→

poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip

脇正面

わきじょうめん

→

side seating (to stage right in noh)

脇へそれる

わきへそれる

→

to digress;to stray from the subject

脇明け

わきあけ

→

robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom

脇柱

わきばしら

→

downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself

脇道

わきみち

→

side road;byroad

脇付

わきづけ

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any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

脇侍

わきじ

→

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

脇目

わきめ

→

looking aside;(from the) eyes of an onlooker

脇目も振らず

わきめもふらず

→

without looking aside;looking neither right nor left;wholeheartedly;single-mindedly

脇田美術館

わきだびじゅつかん

→

Wakita Museum of Art

脇句

わきく

→

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

脇能

わきのう

→

minor piece in noh plays

脇腹

わきばら

→

side (of the torso);flank

脇見運転

わきみうんてん

→

looking aside while driving;taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving

脇寺

わきでら

→

sub-temple;affiliated temple

脇差

わきざし

→

wakizashi

脇戸

わきど

→

side door

脇骨

わきぼね

→

rib

脇に置く

わきにおく

→

to lay aside;to set aside

脇座

わきざ

→

downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated

脇机

わきづくえ

→

drawer unit (next to a desk);return

脇立

わきだて

→

side-decoration elements on a traditional Japanese helmet

脇芽

わきめ

→

axillary bud;lateral bud

脇の下

わきのした

→

armpit;axilla

脇息

きょうそく

→

armrest

脇へそれる

わきへそれる

→

to miss the target;to fly wide of the mark

脇明け

わきあけ

→

small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit);clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)

脇柱

わきばしら

→

doorjamb;jambe;jamb

脇が甘い

わきがあまい

→

having weak defenses;off one's guard;vulnerable (to attack)

脇正面

わきじょうめん

→

centerstage right (noh)

脇道

わきみち

→

digression (e.g. from argument)

脇芽

わきめ

→

side shoots (e.g. of a tomato or broccoli plant);side buds;suckers

脇腹

わきばら

→

illegitimate child;child born by someone other than one's wife

脇指

わきざし

→

wakizashi

脇へ逸れる

わきへそれる

→

to digress;to stray from the subject

脇毛

わきげ

→

underarm hair;armpit hair

脇侍

きょうじ

→

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

脇目もふらず

わきめもふらず

→

without looking aside;looking neither right nor left;wholeheartedly;single-mindedly

脇に寄る

わきによる

→

to stand aside;to step to the side;to move aside