漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
脚: skids, leg
Also: undercarriage, lower part, base
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
月 carries the meaning · 却 gives the sound
11 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
キャクkyaku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 脚本きゃくほんscript; screenplay; scenario
- 脚光きゃっこうfootlight; limelight
- 失脚しっきゃくlosing one's position; losing one's standing
- 橋脚きょうきゃくbridge pier; pontoon bridge
- 立脚りっきゃくbeing based on
- 脚色きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g. of a novel)
キャkya · on'yomi
- 行脚あんぎゃpilgrimage
あしashi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 脚あしfoot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
Also read カク, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read キャク
4 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read キャ
1 kanji shares this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiǎo
Same form: 脚 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 脚 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 脚 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiǎo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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