The kanji 脚: meaning, readings and stroke order

脚

Meaning: leg
On reading: キャク kyaku、キャ* kya
Kun reading: あし ashi
Strokes: 11
Radical: 肉 meat
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chân (cước)
Japanese: あし。ものをささえるぶぶん。
Korean: 다리, 받침 (각)
Chinese: 腿、支脚

Readings, words and example sentences

キャク kyaku · on reading · less common

脚きゃく本ほん
script (of a play or film)
げきの 脚きゃく本ほんを書きます。
I write the script for the play.

あし ashi · kun reading

脚あし
leg (of a chair or table)
いすの 脚あしが一本折れました。
One of the chair legs broke.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.