わき
Meanings
Noun
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)
Kanji used
armpit
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to lay aside; to set aside
Examples (6 in total)
There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.
She had a white book under her arm.
The magazines are piled up next to the table.
He parked his car beside the sidewalk.
I saw him coming with his briefcase under his arm.
Tom and Mary carried the injured man to the side of the road.