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脇 means 'armpit'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1131   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-15    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 49    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 32 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 748 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   わき armpit
Additional readings
On    キョウ
Kun    わけ
Variants
胁 (Chinese)  
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Using 脇, we can discuss carrying a book under one’s arm, taking one’s eyes off the road while driving, making a beeline for food at a party, and being singlemindedly absorbed in pottery. The meaning “secondary” opens our eyes to sauces, companies, and weapons that serve as “supporting actors,” as well as buildings that play second fiddle to more important structures.
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Components
⿰  ⺼ (肉) body part  劦 3x the effort  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 脇 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 脇 is used 37 times, read 3 ways.
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キョウ : 2 words FIND ALL
わ き じ 0
noun
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)  (see also: 三尊, 中尊; Buddhist term)
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わき : 34 words FIND ALL
わ き 0
noun
1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
2. beside; close to; near; by  (also written as 傍, 側)
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わけ : 1 word FIND ALL
せ き わ け 0
noun
wrestler of the third highest rank  (sumo term)
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An additional 3 less common words include 脇 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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脇
わき armpit   
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劦
3x the effort
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
⺼
ニク body part   
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