Word Meaning 脇芽

わきめ wakime

脇芽 is read as わきめ (wakime) and means axillary bud.

Meaning

English

  1. axillary bud
  2. lateral bud
  3. side shoots (e.g. of a tomato or broccoli plant)
  4. side buds
  5. suckers

Reading

Kana

わきめ

Romaji

wakime

Writing Variants

  • わき芽 わきめ wakime
  • 腋芽 えきが ekiga
  • 腋芽 わきめ wakime

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 162416 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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わき

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

脇役

わきやく

supporting role (actor)

脇見

わきみ

looking aside

木の芽

きのめ

bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

germinal disk (in an egg)

発芽

はつが

germination

萌芽

ほうが

early sign

新芽

しんめ

sprout

麦芽

ばくが

malt

無性芽

むせいが

gemma

出芽

しゅつが

germination

側芽

そくが

lateral bud