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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
    彼は彼女を脇へ呼んでそのことを知らせた。He took her aside and told her the news.tatoeba
    彼は車を歩道の脇に停めた。He parked his car beside the sidewalk.tatoeba
  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meat
Components
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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
口脇くちわき
edges of the mouth
小脇こわき
under one's arm
両脇りょうわき
both sides
脇差わきざし
wakizashi
脇指わきざし
wakizashi
脇腹わきばら
side (of the torso)
脇差しわきざし
wakizashi

Additional Examples

彼は包みを小脇に抱えていた。
He held a package under his arm.tatoeba
彼はひじで私の脇腹をつついた。
He elbowed me in the ribs.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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