足 – leg, foot, be sufficient

7 strokesTaught in grade 1#343 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 足 means leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソク (soku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す (ashi, tariru, taru, tasu). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 足 (no. 157).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソク	soku
Kun’yomi	あし	ashi
Kun’yomi	た.りる	tariru
Kun’yomi	た.る	taru
Kun’yomi	た.す	tasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 足 (Kangxi radical 157). Components: 口・止.

Words using 足

足あしfoot足すたすto add (numbers)足りるたりるto be sufficient満足まんぞくsatisfaction足袋たびtabi不足ふそくinsufficiency足跡あしあとfootprints足元あしもとat one's feet遠足えんそくschool trip足るたるto be sufficient足そくcounter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.裸足はだしbarefoot補足ほそくsupplement発足ほっそくstarting駆け足かけあしrunning fast足し算たしざんaddition物足りないものたりないunsatisfied

Example sentences

また足がしびれた。

My foot's asleep again!

Tatoeba #195414

６０にするためには１７に何を足せばよいの。

What do you have to add to 17 to get 60?

Tatoeba #235090

もしコーヒーが濃すぎれば、いくらかお湯を足して下さい。

If the coffee is too strong, add some more water.

Tatoeba #193870

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