EntryCommonWaniKani 48
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    supporting role (actor); minor role

    ケイトがある映画で脇役を演じた時、彼女の演技は批判されました。
    When Kate played a minor part in a movie, her acting was criticized.

Also written 傍役【わきやく】わき役【わきやく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
わきわけ
On
キョウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1806 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4b6.3The Kanji Dictionary
7422.7Four corner code
8107Unicode hex code
1-47-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3765Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4807New Nelson (John Haig)
952New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1188Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
870Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
935Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1583A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1083Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29467Morohashi
1336Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
879Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xie2Pinyin reading
hyeobKorean reading
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On
ヤクエキ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
315 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ちゃく

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3i4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2724.7Four corner code
2068deroo
5f79Unicode hex code
1-44-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1598Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1726New Nelson (John Haig)
244New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
217Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
884Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
949Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
315A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
368Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
171Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10057Morohashi
397A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
375Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
376Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324sakade
519Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
419henshall3
290Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
266crowley
609Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
620Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
893Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level