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Kanji Detail for 足 - "foot, leg, sufficient"
足
- Meaning
足 means "foot, leg, sufficient."
Foot - The feet of humans or animals; especially the part below the ankle.
Leg - The leg-shaped lower part of objects.
To walk - To step; to walk; to run.
Sufficient - To be enough; to be adequate.
Worth doing - Worthy of the effort.
To fulfill - To satisfy.
To add - To supplement; to increase; to augment.
To exceed - To surpass the limit; to go too far.
Money - Currency; financial resources.
Counter for footwear - A counter for counting shoes and socks.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
excessive
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The general term for the lower limbs of the human body. Also the limbs of animals are all called 足. Such as saying 百足之蟲死而不僵 (a centipede dies but does not stiffen). | The lower part of objects is also called 足. Such as saying 鼎足三分 (a tripod divided into three). | Steps. Such as saying 捷足先得 (the quick-footed arrive first). Calling a disciple 高足 (high-footed) also has the meaning of talented and quick-footed. | Full. Having no long-standing deficiency. Such as sufficient rain is called 霑足 (soaked sufficiently). From "Book of Odes." | Worthy. A term of satisfaction. Such as saying 足以自豪 (sufficient to be proud). Same as saying 差強人意 (barely satisfactory). | Excessive. "Analects" says 足恭 (excessively respectful). Meaning overly respectful.
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Sentences including 足
I am very pleased with my new house.
She got a pair of shoes from father.
I've left that line of business.
She was satisfied with the result.
Money for the plan was lacking.
I felt something touch my foot.
The trouble is that she lacks experience.
He is lacking in experience.
He was satisfied to know the result.
I bought a pair of shoes.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生はまたぱたりと手足の運動を已めて仰向けになったまま浪の上に寝た。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もっと前へ進めば、私の予期するあるものが、いつか眼の前に満足に現われて来るだろうと思った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生に会う度数が重なるにつれて、私はますます繁く先生の玄関へ足を運んだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の足が段々｜繁くなった時のある日、先生は突然私に向かって聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今に私の宅の方へは足が向かなくなります」先生はこういって淋しい笑い方をした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あれば落ち付けるだろうと思って動きたくなるのです」「今それほど動いちゃいません」「あなたは物足りない結果私の所に動いて来たじゃありませんか」「それはそうかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は男としてどうしてもあなたに満足を与えられない人間なのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それから、ある特別の事情があって、なおさらあなたに満足を与えられないでいるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の所では満足が得られない代りに危険もないが、――君、黒い長い髪で縛られた時の心持を知っていますか」私は想像で知っていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして自分が欺かれた返報に、残酷な復讐をするようになるものだから」「そりゃどういう意味ですか」「かつてはその人の膝の前に跪いたという記憶が、今度はその人の頭の上に足を載せさせようとするのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「かつてはその人の前に跪いたという記憶が、今度はその人の頭の上に足を載せさせようとする」といった先生の言葉は、現代一般の誰彼について用いられるべきで、先生と奥さんの間には当てはまらないもののようでもあった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれども私の知らないあるものがそこに存在しているとすれば、私の答えが何であろうと、それが奥さんを満足させるはずがなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha