足
Leg, Enough
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| そく | たり.る, あし | 足 |
Meaning: Leg, Enough
The radical is pretty much the same as the kanji. Only difference is the kanji has another meaning, “enough” that you have to think about.
Still, you should be able to remember this kanji via the radical. Just think “LEG” and then think “one LEG is ENOUGH” as you look down at your awesome peg leg.
Reading: そく
What do you wear on your LEG… or… more importantly your FOOT (Leg and Foot are pretty much the same thing in Japanese)? You wear a SOCK (そく).
And, even better, now that you only have one LEG it’s like SOCK‘s are two for one.
Vocabulary
There’s a couple of kun’yomi you have to learn, unfortunately. Also, the link between “leg” and “enough” is kind of weird. No idea why this one kanji covers two very different meanings. Still, you have to learn them both. Once again, just think that “one leg is enough.”
a 足りる（たりる）＝ Be Enough
- Meaning: The verb form. Means to “be enough.”
- Reading: Is it enough? You ask. Let’s do a count. No, let’s do a tally (たり)
a 足（あし）＝ Leg / Foot
- Meaning: The noun form. This is “foot.” Leg and foot are kind of the same word in Japanese.
- Reading: Your legs and feet… they stepped in something terrible. Now they’re turning to ash (あし) right before your eyes.
a 足りない（たりない）＝ Not Enough
- Meaning: The negative form of 足りる. 足りない is “not enough.” Make sure you know 足りる to know this one.
- Reading: If you know 足りる then you know 足りない.
a 不足（ふそく）＝ To Not Have Enough (Physical), Shortage
- Combo: 不 (not) + 足 (enough)
- Meaning: This is for physical things that you don’t have enough of. Combination of kanji pretty much tell you the meaning.
- Reading: Make sure you know the on’yomi readings of these kanji!