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腋わき

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)

Alt. forms

Kanji used

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Pitch accent

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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

腋わきの下した

armpit; axilla

腋わき芽め

axillary bud; lateral bud

腋わき明あけ

robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)