[足] Handwritten Kanji for foot and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “足” (ashi); Kanji for “foot”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “足” (ashi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “足”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
足	ソク あし た-りる た-る た-す	soku ashi ta-riru ta-ru ta-su	7	足	foot

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “足”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
足	あし	ashi	foot
足し算をする	たしざんをする	tashizan wo suru	To do addition
お金が不足する	おかねがふそくする	okane ga fusokusuru	To run out of money