足

Meanings

1. foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
2. leg
3. gait
4. pace
5. lower radical of a kanji

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 足

  Meanings

  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

  On reading

  ソク

  Kun reading

  あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す

  Strokes

  7

• 脚

  Meanings

  skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part

  On reading

  キャク、キャ、カク

  Kun reading

  あし

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• また足がしびれた。

  My foot's asleep again!

  Tatoeba #195414 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ん〜、イマイチなんだよねえ。この脚のあたりの線とかさぁ。なんとかなんないの？

  This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.

  Tatoeba #191581 · CC BY 2.0 FR