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足

leg
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingあし、た.りる、た.る、た.す
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. legRtK
    彼は不注意のせいで、足の骨を折った。His carelessness cost him a broken leg.tatoeba
    彼は壁にもたれかかって、片足で立っていた。He stood on one leg, leaning against the wall.tatoeba
  2. be sufficient
  3. counter for pairs of footwear
  4. foot
    彼は頭の先から足の先まで私をじろじろ見た。He stared at me from head to foot.tatoeba
    彼は頭のてっぺんから足の先まで彼女を見つめました。He looked at her from head to foot.tatoeba
  1. paw
  2. arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
  3. gait

Popular Usage

足す足りる足跡遠足駆け足

Radicals and components

Radical足foot⻊variant
Components
How it's built
足
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · mending · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1372

Compound words

足すたす
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
足りるたりる
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
遠足えんそく
school trip; field trip; excursion; outing; long walk
足跡あしあと
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
足利義政あしかがよしまさ
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436–1490), eighth Ashikaga shogun and patron of the arts linked to the origin of kintsugi.
二足にそく
two pairs
満足するまんぞくする
to satisfy
不足するふそくする
insufficiency
駆け足かけあし
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
一足いっそく
a pair (of shoes or socks)
右足みぎあし
right foot; right leg
左足ひだりあし
left foot; left leg
手足てあし
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
充足じゅうそく
sufficiency
出足であし
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
俊足しゅんそく
swiftness of foot; fast runner; swift horse; fleet steed; person of great talent
足るたる
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
足音あしおと
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
足腰あしこし
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
足首あしくび
ankle
足場あしば
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business)
足早あしばや
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid
足袋たび
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
土足どそく
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet

On Reading Examples

彼は新しい靴を一足買った。いっそく
He bought a new pair of shoes.tatoeba
彼は昨日黒いくつを１足買った。いっそく
He bought a pair of black shoes yesterday.tatoeba
彼は靴を１足買った。いっそく
He bought a pair of shoes.tatoeba
彼は一足の靴を買った。いっそく
He bought a pair of shoes.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は片足を引きずってあるいた。
He walked with a limp.tatoeba
彼は疲れた手足を休ませた。
He rested his tired limbs.tatoeba
不足する人材は庶人などから採用した。
If there was vacancy, the court adopted students from the ordinary people.wiki
※同日、大阪府では、和泉市が発足する。
On the same day, Izumi City was established in Osaka Prefecture.wiki
蒸し器がない場合は炊飯器のもち米の指標を選択すれば足りる。
When a steamer is not available, there is no problem when selecting the index for glutinous rice on a rice boiler.wiki
その後の足跡は不明。
His whereabouts are unknown after 1213.wiki
- 牛の足跡を見出すこと。
Kenseki means the discovery of the cow's footprints.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 足

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step