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On'yomi
キャク・キャ・カク
KYAKU / KYA / KAKU
Kun'yomi
あし
ashi

skids · leg · undercarriage · lower part · base

beautiful

Details

Strokes11
Frequency#1228
Radicalmeat(6)

Stroke Order

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

=

moon + 却

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of flesh and retreat. Lower part of body.

Symbolism

Leg, script, tripod. Represents supporting legs.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Water flowing to low ground

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

二人三脚

ににんさんきゃく

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem; three-legged race

偏旁冠脚

へんぼうかんきゃく

radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower); kanji components; radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower)

雲水行脚

うんすいあんぎゃ

itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands; itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands

脚下照顧

きゃっかしょうこ

look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself; look carefully where your own footsteps fall