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JLPT N5 · Noun

足 (ashi)

足 (あし, ashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “foot; paw”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あし
Romaji
ashi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Also written
脚

Meaning

  1. foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) · noun · esp. 足
  2. leg · noun · esp. 脚, 肢
  3. gait · noun
  4. pace · noun
  5. lower radical of a kanji · noun · usu. 脚

Example sentences

また足がしびれた。
My foot's asleep again!
Tatoeba #195414
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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 足

足
leg, foot, be sufficientソク・あし・た.りる · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 足.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1404630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.