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Kanji Detail for 足 - "foot, leg, sufficient"

足

  • Meaning

    足 means "foot, leg, sufficient."

    1. Foot - The feet of humans or animals; especially the part below the ankle.

    2. Leg - The leg-shaped lower part of objects.

    3. To walk - To step; to walk; to run.

    4. Sufficient - To be enough; to be adequate.

    5. Worth doing - Worthy of the effort.

    6. To fulfill - To satisfy.

    7. To add - To supplement; to increase; to augment.

    8. To exceed - To surpass the limit; to go too far.

    9. Money - Currency; financial resources.

    10. Counter for footwear - A counter for counting shoes and socks.

  • Words using 足

    • 不足 ふそく Listen insufficiency; deficiency; shortage
    • 発足 ほっそく Listen starting; inauguration; launch
    • 足並み あしなみ Listen pace; step
    • 手足 てあし Listen hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call
    • 足跡 あしあと Listen footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
    • 出足 であし Listen turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning
    • 足場 あしば Listen scaffold; scaffolding; foothold
    • 足取り あしどり Listen gait; walk; stride

  • Four-character idioms with 足

    • 自給自足 じきゅうじそく Listen self-sufficiency
    • 円満具足 えんまんぐそく Listen (things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
    • 手枷足枷 てかせあしかせ Listen manacles; shackles; fetters
    • 画蛇添足 がだてんそく Listen making an unnecessary addition (to); gilding the lily
    • 自己満足 じこまんぞく Listen self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
    • 頭寒足熱 ずかんそくねつ Listen keeping the head cool and feet warm

  • Origin of 足

    A kneecap circle over a foot with its toes — the leg from knee down. Both "foot" and "enough" share the character: the classical pun is that what stands has what it needs.

    How to remember it: Knee, shin and toes in one column — the foot; and to stand on your own feet is to have enough.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 足

    • Verified meaning: foot, leg, sufficient
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あしたか, たんぬ, みつる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 足

    Given names 足(みつる)Listen

    Surnames 足(あしたか)Listen 足(たんぬ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ashi(あし) あし

    ta.riru(た-りる) た-りる

    ta.su(た-す) た-す

    taru(たる) たる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    foot leg sufficient to walk to add to exceed to fulfill increase money run valuable worth doing ankle balance dance heel hop jump kick pace sole step stride stroll tread

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.

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