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わき

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)abbreviation

Reading

Meanings

  • 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)

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Example sentences

荷物にもつわきいてください。

Please put your luggage to the side.

かれわきめてはしった。

He ran with his arms close to his sides.

みちわきちいさなはないていた。

Small flowers were blooming by the side of the road.

はなしわきにそれてしまって、なかなか本題ほんだいはいれなかった。

The conversation kept going off-topic, and we couldn't get to the main point.

彼女かのじょあかちゃんをわきかかえながら、器用きよう料理りょうりをしていた。

She was skillfully cooking while holding the baby under her arm.