足 Kanji – leg
The Japanese kanji 足 can mean leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear.
Meaning and Readings
How is 足 read?
足 has the onyomi reading ソク and the kunyomi readings あし, たりる, たる, たす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as soku, ashi, tariru, taru, tasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 足
These common Japanese words contain 足. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一足（いっそく） — a pair (of shoes or socks)
- 一足（ひとあし） — a step
- 右足（みぎあし） — right foot
- 運動不足（うんどうぶそく） — lack of physical exercise, insufficient exercise, inactivity
- 遠足（えんそく） — school trip, field trip, excursion, outing
- 駆け足（かけあし） — running fast, double time
- 左足（ひだりあし） — left foot
- 手足（てあし） — hands and feet, limbs
- 充足（じゅうそく） — sufficiency
- 出足（であし） — turnout (of people)
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