わき
脇
やく
役

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. supporting role (actor), minor role.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わき
脇
やく
役
 脇役 わきやく ✔
わき
傍
やく
役
 傍役 わきやく
　
わ
　
き
やく
役
 わき役 わきやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

armpit, the other way, another place
わき　キョウ　わけ (11th)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
cooperate, combined labor
キョウ　リョウ　にわか
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
from(從) variant
duty, war, campaign
ヤク　エキ　ちゃく (3rd, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)