10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role

Kun'yomi
  • armpit ②beside ③aside ④off-track
  • わけ
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わき 99.7%
キョウ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

armpit, the other way, another place
わき キョウ わけ (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
cooperate, combined labor
キョウ リョウ にわか
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
from(從) variant

Common Words

armpit ②beside ③aside ④off-track
supporting role (actor)
side (of the torso) ②illegitimate child
looking aside
side road ②digression (e.g. from argument)
ditch next to railway track
looking aside while driving
looking from the side ②looking aside
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References

Unicode hex code 8107
JIS X 0208 1-47-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3765
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4807
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 952
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1188
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 859
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 870
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 935
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1583
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1083
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29467
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1336
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 879
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b6.3
Four corner code 7422.7