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Meaning of (かかと) in Japanese

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
かかと, きびす, くびす, あくと
Romaji
kakato, kibisu, kubisu, akuto
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
    Example sentence
    アキレスかかと除いて不死身だった Apart from his heel, Achilles was invulnerable.

Examples of 踵, かかと, きびす, くびす, あくと in a sentence



Kanji in this word

16 strokes

heel

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: かかと, くび.す, きび.す, つ.ぐ

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