Kanji

踵

踵

heel

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

足部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かかと, くびす, きびす, つぐ

Example sentences

踵を返す きびすをかえす
彼 は 忘れ物 に 気づき 、 急いで 踵を返した 。

He noticed he had forgotten something and hurriedly turned back.

踵 かかと
新しい 靴 で 踵 を 痛めた 。

I hurt my heel with new shoes.

延頸挙踵 えんけいきょしょう
新しい 指導者 の 登場 を 、 国民 は 延頸挙踵 して 待っている 。

The people are waiting for the appearance of a new leader with eager expectation.

Example Vocabulary

踵を返す

きびすをかえす

to turn back; to turn on one's heel

踵

かかと

heel (of a foot or shoe)

踵落とし

かかとおとし

踵骨

しょうこつ

延頸挙踵

えんけいきょしょう

waiting eagerly; looking forward to with anticipation

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