Moto 脇: Armpit; The Other Way; Another PlaceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi
- わき、わけ
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 47 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ)
- 脇息きょうそくarmrest
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 関脇せきわけwrestler of the third highest rank
- 脇わきarmpit; under one's arm
- 脇役わきやくsupporting role (actor); minor role
- 脇見わきみlooking from the side
- 両脇りょうわきboth sides
- 口脇くちわきedges of the mouth
- 右脇みぎわきright armpit; right side
- 名脇役めいわきやくexcellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
- 小脇こわきunder one's arm; (in) the armpit
- 床脇とこわきsection of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
- 線路脇せんろわきditch next to railway track
- 胸脇むなわきsides of the chest
- 脇が甘いわきがあまいpoor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip
- 脇におくわきにおくto lay aside; to set aside
- 脇によるわきによるto stand aside; to step to the side
- 脇に寄るわきによるto stand aside; to step to the side
- 脇に置くわきにおくto lay aside; to set aside
- 脇の下わきのしたarmpit; axilla
- 脇へそれるわきへそれるto digress; to stray from the subject
- 脇へ逸れるわきへそれるto digress; to stray from the subject
- 脇付わきづけany of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter
- 脇侍わきじflanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
- 脇句わきくsecond verse (in a linked series of poems)
- 脇士わきじflanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
- 脇寺わきでらsub-temple; affiliated temple
- 脇差しわきざしwakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
- 脇座わきざdownstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated
- 脇戸わきどside door
- 脇明けわきあけrobe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom
- 脇机わきづくえdrawer unit (next to a desk); return
- 脇柱わきばしらdownstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself
- 脇正面わきじょうめんside seating (to stage right in noh)
- 脇毛わきげunderarm hair; armpit hair
- 脇目わきめlooking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
- 脇目もふらずわきめもふらずwithout looking aside; looking neither right nor left
- 脇目も振らずわきめもふらずwithout looking aside; looking neither right nor left
- 脇能わきのうminor piece in noh plays
- 脇腹わきばらside (of the torso); flank
- 脇見運転わきみうんてんlooking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving
- 脇路わきみちside road; byroad
- 脇道わきみちside road; byroad
- 道路脇どうろわきroadside
Other readings
- 脇差わきざしwakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
- 脇指わきざしwakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
- 脇芽えきがaxillary bud; lateral bud
- 長脇差ながわきざしlonger type of wakizashi (short sword)
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