Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
Variants:
skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base
Kun:
あし
On:
キャクキャカク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 脚 【キャク】 counter for chairs or seats
  • 脚本 【キャクホン】 script, screenplay, scenario
  • 立脚 【リッキャク】 being based on
  • 橋脚 【キョウキャク】 bridge pier, pontoon bridge
  • 脚 【キャク】 counter for chairs or seats
  • 脚本 【キャクホン】 script, screenplay, scenario
  • 脚病 【カクビョウ】 beriberi

Kun reading compounds

  • 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
  • 脚がある 【あしがある】 to have legs, to be able to get around, to be a good runner
  • 舞脚 【まいあし】 kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
  • 二十脚 【にじゅうあし】 kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao3, jia3, jue2
Korean:
gag

Spanish

  • pie
  • pata
  • posición
  • contador de patas

Portuguese

  • derrapagens
  • perna
  • armação

French

  • pied (d'un objet)
  • patins
  • train d'atterrissage
1146 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1021 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3773 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1422 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1677 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1612 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1784 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1916 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1545 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1034 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
664 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
887 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29502 Morohashi
974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4820 New Nelson (John Haig)
1396 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1498 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1449 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3944 2001 Kanji
4b7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-21-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
811a Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョクリキリイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code