脇

わき

腋掖

[waki]

Meanings

1.Noun

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank

2.Noun

beside; close to; near; by

3.Noun

aside; to the side; away; out of the way

4.Noun

off-track; off-topic

5.Noun

deuteragonist; supporting role

6.Noun

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

暑いので脇の下にたくさん汗をかいている。

I am sweating under my arms.

道の脇に小さな祠が立っていた。

A small shrine stood by the roadside.

かばんを脇に抱えて走り出した。

I tucked the bag under my arm and started running.