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掖 U+6396, 掖
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6396
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[U+6395] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 掗 →
[U+6397]

Translingual

Han character

掖 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手卜人大 (QYOK), four-corner 50047, composition ⿰扌夜)

  1. support with the arms
  2. stick in, tuck in
  3. fold up

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 437, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12262
  • Dae Jaweon: page 787, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1903, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+6396

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (亦) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Pronunciation

Note:
  • ia̍k/e̍k - literary;
  • iǎ/iā - vernacular (俗).
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    Definitions

    掖

    Verb

    1. (Hokkien) to scatter
    2. (Hokkien) to sprinkle
    3. to support with the arms
    4. to tuck
    5. to conceal; to hide

    Compounds

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    Japanese

    Kanji

    掖

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. side (of body); to carry under arm

    Readings

    • Kan-on: えき (eki)
    • Kun: わきばさむ (wakibasamu)、たすける (tasukeru)、わき (waki)

    Etymology

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 掖 – see the following entry.
    【脇わき】S
    [noun] (anatomy) the armpit, the underarm
    [noun] the underarm area of clothing
    [noun] a tangent, such as in a conversation
    [noun] something in a secondary and supporting role:
    [noun] in ancient Japan, an assistant to the 春宮坊 (Tōgūbō, rank title; responsible for administering eastern provinces)
    [noun] in the medieval period, old name for 関脇 (sekiwake, sumō rank)
    [noun] in 能楽 (nōgaku, “Noh theatre”), the supporting role played alongside the main protagonist
    [noun] in 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, recitation accompanying a puppet show), the supporting reciter
    [noun] in 邦楽 (hōgaku, traditional Japanese music), the accompaniment
    [noun] something of lesser importance, something on the back burner (often used in constructions such as 脇にする (waki ni suru, “to put off to the side”), 脇になる (waki ni naru, “to become off to the side”).)
    [noun] short for 脇(わき)能(のう) (wakinō): a type of Noh theatre, performed first in a series of performances, wherein a god or spirit prays for a peaceful reign for the emperor
    [noun] short for 脇(わき)句(く) (wakiku): the two seven-syllable lines of poetry following the 発句 (hokku, the first three lines of a renga, of 17 syllables and later serving as the haiku form)
    [noun] short for 脇(わき)百(びゃく)姓(しょう) (waki-byakushō): lower-ranking commoners in the Edo period and earlier
    [noun] somewhere, someone, or something else
    Alternative spelling
    腋
    (This term, 掖, is an alternative spelling (less common) of the above term.)

    Korean

    Hanja

    掖 (eum 액 (aek))

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    掖: Hán Nôm readings: dịch

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    References

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