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脇

armpit
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキョウ
Kun readingわき、わけ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. armpitRtK
  2. the other way
  3. another place
  4. flank
  5. supporting role
  1. under one's arm
  2. side
  3. beside

Radicals and components

Radical肉meatComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · triceps · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 935

Compound words

関脇せきわけ
wrestler of the third highest rank
脇見わきみ
looking from the side; looking aside
脇役わきやく
supporting role (actor); minor role

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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