Kanji Detail for 脇 - "side, armpit, underarm"

脇

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

脇 means "side, armpit, underarm."
1. Side - The flank; the area beside.
2. Armpit - Under the arms.
3. Supporting - Secondary; auxiliary.
Words using 脇
- 関脇せきわけ wrestler of the third highest rank
- 脇役わきやく supporting role (actor); minor role
- 脇見わきみ looking from the side; looking aside
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- Verified meaning: side, armpit, underarm
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read とくわき, わき, わきさき, わきざき)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 脇

Surnames 脇(とくわき) 脇(わき) 脇(わきさき) 脇(わきざき) 脇(わきはま)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

armpit; the other way; another place; flank; supporting role

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

ribs, armpits; flank; threaten

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 脅|胁[xie2]
Onyomi

kyoh(キョウ)
Kunyomi

wake(わけ)

waki(わき)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

肉月 (niku・nikuzuki)
Related Keywords

side underarm armpit flank lateral adjacent beside auxiliary secondary neighboring