脚
脚 — Skids
skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base
On’yomiキャク (kyaku)
On’yomiキャ (kya)
On’yomiカク (kaku)
Kun’yomiあし (ashi)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 脚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚本 | きゃくほん kyakuhon | script; screenplay; scenario |
| 脚光 | きゃっこう kyakkou | footlight; limelight |
| 二人三脚 | ににんさんきゃく nininsankyaku | three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem |
| 失脚 | しっきゃく shikkyaku | losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく kyakushoku | dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen) |
| 橋脚 | きょうきゃく kyoukyaku | bridge pier; pontoon bridge |
Study notes
脚 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1228 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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