足

• 読み: あし
• ローマ字: ashi
• 漢字の分解: 足 (soku/ashi) — foot, leg, sufficient
• 発音: /a.ɕi/

意味

Foot; leg. Refers to the lower limb from hip to toes.

Covers both 'foot' and 'leg' in Japanese (unlike English, which distinguishes the two). Common in expressions like 足が速い (fast runner), 足りる (to be sufficient — different kanji 足 but same root), and 足を運ぶ (to visit, literally 'carry one's feet'). Also used for the legs of furniture or the tentacles of octopus and squid.

例文

1. たくさん歩いて足が痛いです。
2. 彼はクラスで一番足が速い。
3. 足を怪我したので走れません。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, sports, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 足 is a pictograph depicting a foot and leg, with the upper part representing the knee.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal