足
Meanings
Noun
1. foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) (esp. 足)
2. leg (esp. 脚, 肢)
3. gait
4. pace
5. lower radical of a kanji (usu. 脚)
6. means of transportation; (one's) ride
Other spellings
脚肢
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あし
Used in vocabulary
足取り
gait; walk; stride; pace; step; manner of walking; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail; movements
Noun
足止め
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay; being stranded; grounding
Noun
足掛け
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
Noun
Examples228
また
My foot's asleep again!
ん～、
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
人間
Man has two feet.
イカ
A squid has ten arms.
彼女
She has long arms and legs.
妹
My sister has long legs and likes sports.