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

Radicals

Common words

• 脇【わき】
  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)
• 脇役【わきやく】
  supporting role (actor), minor role