掖 — kanji meaning “side (of body)”
掖
side (of body), carry under arm
- Meanings
- side (of body), carry under arm
- On'yomi
- エキ (eki)
- Kun'yomi
- たす.ける、わきばさ.む
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- yè, yì — Chinese character page
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