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    3. 脇

    脇

    脇わき

    armpit

    KMT9Freq #1806Medicine & HealthKanji10 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    わきわけ

    On'yomi

    キョウ

    armpitthe other wayanother placeflanksupporting role

    月劦

    月
    力

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    脅肋恊莇協筋勝助脅肋協

    Concepts using this kanji

    関脇

    wrestler of the third highest rank

    脇見

    looking from the side

    脇

    armpit

    脇役

    supporting role (actor)

    宮脇方式

    Miyawaki method (afforestation technique)

    名脇役

    excellent supporting role

    脇目

    looking aside

    脇正面

    side seating (to stage right in noh)

    口脇

    edges of the mouth

    脇見運転

    looking aside while driving

    小脇

    under one's arm

    長脇差

    longer type of wakizashi (short sword)

    脇目も振らず

    without looking aside

    脇の下

    armpit

    両脇

    both sides

    脇立

    side-decoration elements on a traditional Japanese helmet

    脇明け

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

    脇田美術館

    Wakita Museum of Art

    脇能

    minor piece in noh plays

    道路脇

    roadside

    右脇

    right armpit

    脇に置く

    to lay aside

    道脇

    side of the road

    脇道

    side road

    線路脇

    ditch next to railway track

    脇付

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

    脇差

    wakizashi

    脇戸

    side door

    脇座

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

    脇寺

    sub-temple

    脇息

    armrest

    脇句

    second verse (in a linked series of poems)

    脇骨

    rib

    脇柱

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

    床脇

    section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

    胸脇

    sides of the chest

    脇が甘い

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

    脇腹

    side (of the torso)

    脇机

    drawer unit (next to a desk)

    脇へそれる

    to digress

    脇による

    to stand aside

    脇芽

    axillary bud

    脇侍

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

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 力
    • 月

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    • 関脇
    • 口脇
    • 小脇
    • 脇見
    • 両脇
    • 脇
    • 脇差
    • 脇腹
    • 脇役
    • 脇戸
    • 脇目
    • 脇息
    • 脇道
    • 脇に置く
    • 脇による
    • 脇能
    • 脇の下
    • 脇見運転
    • 右脇
    • 脇侍
    • 脇寺
    • 床脇
    • 脇付
    • 脇芽
    • 脇机
    • 脇目も振らず
    • 脇が甘い
    • 脇明け
    • 胸脇
    • 脇柱
    • 脇句
    • 脇座
    • 脇正面
    • 名脇役
    • 線路脇
    • 長脇差
    • 道路脇
    • 脇へそれる
    • 宮脇方式
    • 道脇
    • 脇骨
    • 脇立
    • 脇田美術館

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