脇

わき

• Noun

  common 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).

     abbreviation

     See also 脇句 .