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脇

ひらがな

わき

noun

the side of something (this sense may also be spelled 傍 or 側). / a tangent, such as in a conversation

彼は脇をかいた。

He scratched his armpit.

意味（1）

the side of something (this sense may also be spelled 傍 or 側).

脇(わき)から口(くち)を出(だ)す

waki kara kuchi o dasu“to put one's mouth in from the side” → to jump into a conversation

意味（2）

in ancient Japan, an assistant to the 春宮坊 (Tōgūbō, rank title; responsible for administering eastern provinces)

話題(わだい)から脇(わき)へそれてしまう

wadai kara waki e sorete shimau“to wander away from the topic and off onto a tangent” → to stray off-topic

意味（3）

short for 脇(わき)百(びゃく)姓(しょう) (waki-byakushō): lower-ranking commoners in the Edo period and earlier

意味（4）

something of lesser importance, something on the back burner (often used in constructions such as 脇にする (waki ni suru, “to put off to the side”), 脇になる (waki ni naru, “to become off to the side”).)

意味（5）

a tangent, such as in a conversation

意味（6）

in the medieval period, old name for 関脇 (sekiwake, sumō rank)

意味（7）

somewhere, someone, or something else

意味（8）

the underarm area of clothing

おまえは腋(わき)の下(した)を拭(ふ)いているね。冷汗(ひやあせ)が出(で)るのか。

Omae wa waki no shita o fuiteiru ne. Hiyaase ga deru no ka.I see you are wiping your armpit. Cold sweat?

意味（9）

in 能楽 (nōgaku, “Noh theatre”), the supporting role played alongside the main protagonist

意味（10）

in 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, recitation accompanying a puppet show), the supporting reciter

意味（11）

in 邦楽 (hōgaku, traditional Japanese music), the accompaniment

意味（12）

short for 脇(わき)能(のう) (wakinō): a type of Noh theatre, performed first in a series of performances, wherein a god or spirit prays for a peaceful reign for the emperor

意味（13）

short for 脇(わき)句(く) (wakiku): the two seven-syllable lines of poetry following the 発句 (hokku, the first three lines of a renga, of 17 syllables and later serving as the haiku form)

意味（14）

(anatomy) the armpit, the underarm