Kanji

脚

脚

skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キャク, キャ, カク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あし

Nanori (Name Reading)

あし, し

Common Readings

キャ, キャク, あし

Example sentences

脚 あし
椅子 に 座って 脚 を 組む 。

Cross your legs while sitting in a chair.

金属製 きんぞくせい
この 机 の 脚 は 金属製 で 、 とても 丈夫 だ 。

The legs of this desk are made of metal and are very sturdy.

脚本 きゃくほん
彼 は この 映画 の 脚本 を 書いた 。

He wrote the screenplay for this movie.

失脚 しっきゃく
彼 は 汚職 事件 で 失脚 した 。

He lost his position due to the corruption scandal.

スキャンダル スキャンダル
政治家 は 大きな スキャンダル によって 失脚 した 。

The politician was ruined by a major scandal.

脚色 きゃくしょく
その 映画 は 小説 を 脚色 し た もの だ 。

That movie is an adaptation of a novel.

脚立 きゃたつ
脚立 を 使って 高い 棚 の 物 を 取った 。

I used a stepladder to get something from the high shelf.

Example Vocabulary

脚

あし

leg; foot

脚

あし

leg; foot

脚本

きゃくほん

script; screenplay; scenario

両脚

りょうきゃく

失脚

しっきゃく

downfall; losing one's standing

脚力

きゃくりょく

前脚

まえあし

脚色

きゃくしょく

adaptation (of a novel, etc.); dramatization

脚立

きゃたつ

stepladder; stool

右脚

みぎあし

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