Word · 単語
脇
Reading わき
armpit
- 1 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
- 2 beside, close to, near, by — also written as 傍, 側
- 3 aside, to the side, away, out of the way
- 4 off-track, off-topic
- 5 deuteragonist, supporting role — usu. written ワキ in Noh
- 6 second verse (in a linked series of poems)
N3
JLPT
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strokes
#2844
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
脇でいろいろ言わないでくれよ。
Don't be a backseat driver.
sense 1 · armpit
彼女は白い本を脇に抱えていた。
She had a white book under her arm.
sense 2 · beside
私は読んでいた本をわきに置いた。
I put aside the book I was reading.
sense 1 · armpit
トムは本をわきにおいて上を見上げた。
Tom laid the book aside and looked up.
sense 1 · armpit
脇へ寄ってくださいませんか。
Would you mind standing aside?
sense 1 · armpit