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

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Related Vocabulary

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脇役

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脇見

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芽

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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