足（あし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: foot / leg
Example sentences
- 一日中歩いて足が疲れた。 — I walked all day and my legs got tired.
- 彼はとても足が速い。 — He's a very fast runner.
Idioms & proverbs containing “足”
- 足るを知る者は富む (たるをしるものはとむ) — content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
- 勘定合って銭足らず (かんじょうあってぜにたらず) — a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank; what works in theory doesn't always work in practice
- 衣食足りて礼節を知る (いしょくたりてれいせつをしる) — well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
- 千里の行も足下に始まる (せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる) — a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
- 自給自足 (じきゅうじそく) — self-sufficiency
- 頭寒足熱 (ずかんそくねつ) — keeping the head cool and feet warm
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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