Meaning: armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role
Kunyomi: わき わけ
Onyomi: キョウ
Composition: 月
脇
Radical
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
肉
Examples
Onyomi Examples
脇侍 (ワキジ) flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
脇息 (キョウソク) armrest
Kunyomi Examples
脇 (わき) armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
脇見 (わきみ) looking from the side, looking aside
床脇 (とこわき) section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
口脇 (くちわき) edges of the mouth
関脇 (せきわけ) wrestler of the third highest rank
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
1806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role
Kunyomi: わき わけ
Onyomi: キョウ
Composition: 月
脇
Radical
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
肉
Examples
Onyomi Examples
脇侍 (ワキジ) flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
脇息 (キョウソク) armrest
Kunyomi Examples
脇 (わき) armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
脇見 (わきみ) looking from the side, looking aside
床脇 (とこわき) section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)