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足

足 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. あし。
  2. たりる。みちる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「𧿞」の略体。「あし」「たりる」を意味する漢語｛足｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソクElem.
Kun (native)
  • あしElem.
  • た(りる)Elem.
  • た(る)Elem.
  • た(す)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • あ
  • あす
  • おす
  • たらし
Other languages
  • 拼音zu2
  • 拼音ju4
  • 한글jog
  • 한글ju
  • Hán-ViệtTúc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
足(あし)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Unicode
U+8DB3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱口龰

Words using this kanji

  • 足あし（あし）あし。 （あし）物の下の部分。 （ソク）履物一揃いを数える時の助数詞。foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg
  • 足並みあしなみpace, step
  • 足元あしもと「あしもと」の漢字表記at one's feet, underfoot, one's step (as in "watch your step"), gait
  • 足跡あしあと歩いたあとに残る足の形。 過去の業績。footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
  • 足場あしば「あしば」参照。scaffold, scaffolding, foothold, footing
  • 足取りあしどり「あしとり、あしどり」の漢字表記。gait, walk, stride, pace
  • 足首あしくびあしくびの漢字表記。ankle
  • 足腰あしこしlegs and loins, lower body, foundations, underpinnings
  • 足踏みあしぶみstepping (in place), stamping (up and down), stomping, marking time (for a soldier)
  • 足がかりあしがかりfoothold, footing, toehold, stepping stone
  • 足音あしおとあしおと 参照(sound of) footsteps, sense or sign that something is approaching
  • 足早あしばやfast (walking), quick, brisk, quick (passing of time)
  • 足るたる「たる」を参照。to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of
  • 足止めあしどめpreventing (someone) from leaving, confinement, keeping indoors, inducement to stay
  • 足し算たしざんある数にほかの数を足して合計を求める計算法。加算。寄せ算。加え算。 ものごとの構築を、さまざまなものを組み合わせていくという発想で行うこと。addition
  • 足袋たびtabi
  • 足すたす「たす」を参照。to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)
  • 足りるたりるたりる 参照to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of
  • 足らずたらずless than, under, short of, not even
  • 足ずりあしずりstamping one's feet (in anger, frustration, etc.), scuffing the ground

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-4
Four Corner
6080.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7d0.1
Heisig
1372
Nelson
4546