noun, takes genitive case の

  1. side road, byroad.
  2. digression (e.g. from argument).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
脇道 わきみち
 
 
わき道 わきみち
脇路 わきみち
傍道 わきみち

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
road-way, street, district
みち ドウ ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)