足 — foot, leg, suffice
あし
足
foot
あし
U+8DB3
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #343
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1279
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #157
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Meanings
- foot
- leg
- suffice
- enough
Readings
- On'yomi
- そく soku
- Kun'yomi
- あし ashi た ta
word
あし ashi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
そく ・ぞく soku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
44 wordsEach dot is a word containing 足: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 24 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (12)
Compound ideograph (会意). The upper part 口 represents the kneecap, and 止 (stop/foot) represents the foot. A leg and foot. Extended to suffice.