脇わき
Meanings
Noun
1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
Please keep it tucked under your arm.
2. beside; close to; near; by
also written as 傍, 側
It can be heard coming from the direction of the park beside the road.
3. aside; to the side; away; out of the way
Can you move that car out of the way?
4. off-track; off-topic
5. deuteragonist; supporting role
usu. written ワキ in Noh
Veteran actors fill out the supporting cast.
6. second verse (in a linked series of poems)
Kanji used
armpit
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to lay aside; to set aside
Examples (21 in total)
Please step aside a little.
Please keep it tucked under your arm.
Use this to cool your head and armpits.