掖 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- エキ
- Kun
- たす.ける・わきばさ.む
- Meaning
- to support by the arm
Origin
Hand 扌 with 夜 as phonetic: to hold someone under the arm and help them.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 掖庭えきてい
the inner palace
- 扶掖ふえき
supporting; assisting
Example
老母を掖して階を下りた。
They helped their aged mother down the steps.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)