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.
An explanatory plate stood to the side.
Veteran actors fill out the supporting cast.
There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.
Can you move that car out of the way?
She had a white book under her arm.
The magazines are piled up next to the table.
The man clicked his tongue and stepped aside.
We had decided to meet by the stairs.
She was holding a large cushion under her arm.
He parked his car beside the sidewalk.
He had released his right hand and let it hang down by his side.
There is an entrance for staff next to the register.
I saw him coming with his briefcase under his arm.
I hurry out from backstage and run to the side of the seating area.
It can be heard coming from the direction of the park beside the road.
I pass in front of the apartment and go around to the external staircase on the side.
Then, seeing my chance, I slipped past him and left the room.
Tom and Mary carried the injured man to the side of the road.