| 3783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29615 | Morohashi |
| 1004 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4833 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腋窩 【エキカ】 armpit, axilla
- 腋窩腺 【エキカセン】 axillary gland
- 縫腋 【ホウエキ】 stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing, clothing with such a stitched side, robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials
- 葉腋 【ヨウエキ】 leaf axil
Kun reading compounds
- 脇 【わき】 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
- 脇明け 【わきあけ】 robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom, small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit), clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)
Readings
- Korean:
- aeg
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4b8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 7024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-70-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 814b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芽球 【ガキュウ】 gemmule, blast (cell)
- 芽殖孤虫 【ガショクコチュウ】 Sparganum proliferum (species of worm)
- 発芽 【ハツガ】 germination, sprouting, budding
- 無性芽 【ムセイガ】 gemma
Kun reading compounds
- 芽 【め】 sprout, shoot, bud, germinal disk (in an egg)
- 目出度い 【めでたい】 happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, naive
- 若芽 【わかめ】 sprouts, new shoots, young buds
- 脇芽 【わきめ】 axillary bud, lateral bud, side shoots (e.g. of a tomato or broccoli plant), side buds, suckers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 めぐ
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- brote
- germen
Portuguese
- botão
- broto
- brotar
- germe (planta)
French
- bourgeon
- pousse
- brin
- germe
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 457 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 434 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1676 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 709 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1697 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 683 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1455 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1549 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1835 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 645 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2784 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1429 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1924 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30860P | Morohashi |
| 2240 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5002 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1905 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2054 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 497 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4424.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82bd | Unicode hex code |