腋 — kanji meaning “armpit”
腋
armpit, side
- Meanings
- armpit, side
- On'yomi
- エキ (eki)、セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- わき
- Strokes
- 12
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- yì, yè — Chinese character page
Words with 腋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腋毛 | わきげ wakige | underarm hair; armpit hair |
| 腋臭 | わきが wakiga | body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor |
| 腋窩 | えきか ekika | armpit; axilla |
| 葉腋 | ようえき youeki | leaf axil |
| 腋窩腺 | えきかせん ekikasen | axillary gland |
| 闕腋の袍 | けってきのほう kettekinohou | robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran |
| 闕腋 | けってき ketteki | unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side |
| 縫腋の袍 | ほうえきのほう houekinohou | robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials |
| 縫腋 | ほうえき houeki | stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side |
| 腋生 | えきせい ekisei | axillary growth |
| 腋窩動脈 | えきかどうみゃく ekikadoumyaku | axillary artery; arteria axillaris |
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