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    3. 脇

    脇

    脇わき

    armpit

    N3KMT9News #19+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab10 strokes

    腋掖

    わき

    Noun

    1.
    armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
    2.
    beside, close to, near, by
    3.
    aside, to the side, away, out of the way
    4.
    off-track, off-topic
    5.
    deuteragonist, supporting role
    6.
    second verse (in a linked series of poems)
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 10

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    彼かれは本ほんの脇わきにペンを置おいた。

    He placed the pen beside the book.

    KMT4Daily Life
    道みちの脇わきには美うつくしい花はなが咲さいていた。

    Beautiful flowers were blooming by the side of the road.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    脇わきの下したに汗あせをかきやすい。

    I tend to sweat under my armpits.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    舞ぶ台たいの脇わきで出で番ばんを待まっていた。

    I was waiting for my turn backstage (by the side of the stage).

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    議ぎ論ろんが本ほん筋すじから脇わきに逸はずれてしまった。

    The discussion strayed off-topic from the main point.

    KMT9Daily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    脇
    わき・わけ…(1)
    armpit・the other way・another place・flank・supporting role
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