Japanese symbol for “digress”
脇へそれる
わきへそれる
Romaji: wakihesoreru
to digress; to stray from the subject
In Japanese, digress is 脇へそれる, read わきへそれる (wakihesoreru).
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Meanings
- exp, v1 to digress; to stray from the subject
- exp, v1 to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
Written forms: 脇へそれる、脇へ逸れる. Readings: わきへそれる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “digress”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逸れる | それる soreru | to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脇役 | わきやく wakiyaku | supporting role (actor); minor role |
| 関脇 | せきわけ sekiwake | wrestler of the third highest rank |
| 脇腹 | わきばら wakibara | side (of the torso); flank |
| 脇の下 | わきのした wakinoshita | armpit; axilla |
| 脇見 | わきみ wakimi | looking aside; looking away (e.g. while driving); looking the other way |
| 脇道 | わきみち wakimichi | side road; byroad |
See also: Chinese symbol for “digress”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.