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foot 足
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| Explanation |
It shows at the top a kneecap 口 and at the bottom a foot-print 止.
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足
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| leg, foot, sufficient
ashi, tariru, SOKU
足
口
止
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Top: kneecap 口, bottom: to stop 止 (= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.)
Between kneecap and foot is the leg, that's sufficient.
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走
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| run
hashiru, SŌ
走
足
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Top: earth 土, bottom: a variation of a foot 足
On earth, the feet need to run.
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路
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| road, street, way
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止) [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.], right: each/every 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)
Feet are on every: road and street.
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距
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| long distance, interval
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: huge 巨 (staring eye)
The foot walks huge distances.
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跡
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| trace, track, mark, remains, impression
ato, SEKI
足
赤
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap [=patella] 口 and a footprint 止), right: var. of red 赤 (When earth/clay 土 is burned 灬, the pottery turns red. But here: bloody)
A foot that is reddish, thus bloody, leaves traces.
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践
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| step on, tread/step, trample, practice
fumu, SEN
足
戈
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: two 二 and halberd 戈
The foot needs (the space of) two halberds to step on a tread.
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促
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| stimulate, urge, press
unagasu, SOKU
亻
足
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Left: person 人, right: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止)
A person uses the foot to stimulate and to urge.
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跳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| jump, hop, leap up, spring, jerk
haneru, tobu, CHŌ
足
兆
止
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: sign/omen 兆 (cracks in a turtle shell that were used in ancient China for divination)
The foot makes traces (= signs) when jumping and hopping.
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踏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tread on, step on, trample
fumu/maeru, TŌ
足
水
止
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: shoe 沓 [くつ] (water 水, sun 日)
(Do not step into a puddle) The foot [should watch] in watery days (=rainy weather) where to step/tread. [Or: The foot has a shoe for treading.]
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躍
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| leap, rush, jump, dance
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: 翟 (wings 羽 and bird 隹)
With their feet and wings, birds make their leaps.
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踊
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| dance
odoru, YŌ
足
マ
用
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: var. of pass 通 The bent マ person uses/needs 用 movement 辶 for passing/ commuting.)
The foot of the bent person is used when: dancing.
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露
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Russia, dew, open, public, reveal, small
tsuyu, RO, RŌ
雨
足
各
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Top: rain 雨, below: street 路 (Feet 足 are on every 各 street.)
Like a "rain" on the streets of Russia is the: dew.
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蹴
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| kick, refuse (a request)
keru, SHŪ
足
京
犬
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: be involved/get a position 就 (capital 京 [image of a stone lantern], var. of dog 犬)
Use your foot in the capital against dogs to kick them away.
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踪
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| footmark, track, remains
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: religion 宗 (The "roof" 宀 over the altar 示/礻 is the religion)
Feet as well as religions leave footmarks.
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捉
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| capture, seize, grasp, comprehend
toraeru, SOKU
扌
足
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Left: hand 扌, right: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止)
You need hands and feet (= to run after) to capture sb.
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