“Foot” or “Pad” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “足”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “足” means “Sufficient”, “Money” or “Enough value to do” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “足”
Jouyou Kanji “足” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 7 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | そく(soku) |
| しょく(shoku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | あし(ashi) |
| た(りる)(ta(riru)) | |
| た(る)(ta(ru)) | |
| た(す)(ta(su)) | |
| Meanings | Leg, Foot, Paw |
| Enough, Sufficient | |
| Add, Attach | |
| Enough value to do | |
| Money | |
| Unit word for counting pair of shoes, boots etc |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “足”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 足音(あしおと-a shi o to) | ① Sound of footsteps, Footstep, ② Sense or sign that something is approaching |
| 足掛り(あしがかり-a shi ga ka ri) | Footing, Foothold, Toehold, Stepping stone |
| 足掛け(あしかけ-a shi ka ke) | ① Foothold, Pedal, ② Leg trip (Sumo), ③ Precedes a number of weeks, months or years |
| 足枷(あしかせ-a shi ka se) | Fetters, Shackles, Hobbles, Encumbrance, Hindrance, Burden, Trap |
| 足固め(あしがため-a shi ga ta me) | ① Walking practice, Leg-strengthening , ② Groundwork, Preparation, ③ Leg hold (Wrestling, Judo) |
| 足軽(あしがる-a shi ga ru) | Foot soldier, Common foot soldier |
| 足癖(あしくせ-a shi ku se) | One’s manner of walking, Gait |
| 足首(あしくび-a shi ku bi) | Ankle |
| 足蹴(あしげ-a shi ge) | ① Kicking, Boot, ② Teating (someone) poorly |
| 足摺り(あしずり-a shi zu ri) | Stamping one’s feet (in anger, frustration etc), Scuffing the ground |
| 足駄(あしだ-a shi da) | High clogs, Rain clogs |
| 足代(あしだい-a shi da i) | Travel expenses, Car (or taxi, bus, train) fare |
| 足溜り(あしだまり-a shi da ma ri) | ① Base of operations, ② Foothold |
| 足継ぎ(あしつぎ-a shi tsu gi) | ① Stool, Stepladder, ② One of the basic footwork techniques in martial arts (judo, kendo etc) |
| 足手纏い(あしでまとい-a shi de ma to i) | Impediment, Burden, Encumbrance, Hindrance |
| 足取り(あしどり-a shi do ri) | ① Gait, Walk, Stride, Pace, Step, Manner of walking, ② Trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal), Track, Trail, Movements, ③ Downing an opponent by grabbing his leg |
| 足並み(あしなみ-a shi na mi) | Walking Pace, Step |
| 足慣らし or 足馴らし(あしならし-a shi na ra shi) | ① Warming up, Preparation, ② Walking practice, Getting one’s legs into shape |
| 足場(あしば-a shi ba) | Scaffolding, Footing, Foothold, Base |
| 足早(あしばや-a shi ba ya) | ① Fast walking, ② Quick (passing of time), Rapid, Swift |
| 足拍子(あしびょうし-a shi byo u shi) | Beating time with one’s foot |
| 足踏み(あしぶみ-a shi bu mi) | ① Stepping (in place), Stamping (up and down), Stomping, Marking time (for a soldier), ② Standstill, Stalemate |
| 足偏(あしへん-a shi he n) | Kanji “leg” or “foot” radical at left |
| 足元(あしもと-a shi mo to) | Position, Vicinity, Place, Foundation stone, Foundation for doing things, Step |
| 足弱(あしよわ-a shi yo wa) | Poor walker, Person who can’t walk far |
| 足を洗う(あしをあらう-a shi wo a ra u) | ① To quit (a shady business), To wash one’s hands of, To cut one’s ties with, To turn over a new leaf, To go straight, ② To wash one’s feet |
| 足跡(そくせき or あしあと-so ku se ki (or) a shi a to) | ① Footprints, Footmark, ② Footprints of Life, Footsteps of ancestors, ③ Path, Itinerary, Route, Trail |
| 足労(そくろう-so ku ro u) | Trouble of going somewhere |
| 足下(そっか-so kka) | ① At one’s feet, Underfoot, ② (Written after the addressee’s name in a formal letter to show respect) |
| 足袋(たび-ta bi) | Japanese socks, Tabi, Socks |
| 揚げ足(あげあし-a ge a shi) | ① Raised leg, Lifting a leg, ② Upturn (in the market), ③ Sitting cross-legged |
| 勇み足(いさみあし-i sa mi a shi) | ① Overeagerness, Rashness, ② Forward step-out (Sumo) |
| 遠足(えんそく-e n so ku) | Excursion, School trip, Field trip, Outing |
| 片足(かたあし-ka ta a shi) | One foot, One leg |
| 禁足(きんそく-ki n so ku) | Confinement (indoors, to quarters etc) |
| 具足(ぐそく-gu so ku) | ① Completeness, Being fully equipped, ② (Suit of) armor |
| 下足(げそく-ge so ku) | Footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers etc), Footgear |
| 充足(じゅうそく-ju u so ku) | Sufficiency, Flfillment |
| 素足(すあし-su a shi) | Bare foot |
| 蛇足(だそく-da so ku) | Redundancy, Superfluity, Useless addition |
| 出足(であし-de a shi) | ① Turnout, Start, ② Start (of a race, campaign, business etc), Beginning, ③ Initial charge, Dash |
| 土足(どそく-do so ku) | Outdoor shoes, Muddy feet, Dirty feet |
| 人足(にんそく-ni n so ku) | Coolie, Laborer, Carrier |
| 不足(ふそく-fu so ku) | Deficiency, Shortage, Deficit, Lack |
| 船足(ふなあし-fu na a shi) | Speed of a boat |
| 満足(まんぞく-ma n zo ku) | Gratification, Satisfaction, Contentment |
| 両足(りょうあし-ryo u a shi) | Both legs, Both feet |
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