Kanji

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.

前脚 まえあし
そのライオンは前脚で獲物をしっかりと押さえた。

The lion firmly held the prey down with its front legs.

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

front leg, foreleg

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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