Meaning of 足 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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足, 脚, 肢JLPT 5
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Kana Readingあし
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Romajiashi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- foot
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- Parts of speech
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- leg
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- Parts of speech
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- gait
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- Parts of speech
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- pace
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- Parts of speech
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- bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
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- Parts of speech
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- means of transportation
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Example Sentences
足, 脚, 肢, あし used in context
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I felt very light on my feet afterwards.
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腰の痛みから足が鉛のように重く引きずるように歩いていました。
His backache left him lurching along with leaden legs.
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「お前、どこの子だ？」足に纏わりついてきたのは、小さな子猫だった。灰色の縞模様のふわふわした猫だ。
Who do you belong to? Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
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「まだ浅いね。足とどく」「結構遠浅だな。よつばもまだ足つくだろ」
It's still shallow, eh. My feet still touch the bottom. "It's quite a shallow beach. Yotsuba, you can still touch the bottom can't you?"
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「まだ浅いね。足とどく」「結構遠浅だな。よつばもまだ足つくだろ」
It's still shallow, eh. My feet still touch the bottom. "It's quite a shallow beach. Yotsuba, you can still touch the bottom can't you?"
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It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.
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Kanji found in this word
leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
On: ソク
Kun: あし, た.りる, た.る, た.す
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