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脇 = 劦 + 月

脇 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “armpit”. It is built from 劦 (triceps) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 935.

Keyword
armpit
RTK frame
935
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わき, わけ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подмышка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
脇 ribs

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 劦 triceps
  2. 月 month

How to find 脇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “triceps” + “month”. 脇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 脇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.