Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Kun:
あした.りるた.るた.す
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 足 【ソク】 counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
  • 足跡 【アシアト】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
  • 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
  • 土足 【ドソク】 shod feet, wearing shoes, muddy feet, dirty feet

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
  • 足跡 【あしあと】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
  • 出足 【であし】 turnout (of people), start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.), beginning, initial charge, dash
  • 客足 【きゃくあし】 customer traffic, customers, custom
  • 足りる 【たりる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
  • 足る 【たる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
  • 足るを知る 【たるをしる】 to know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
  • 足す 【たす】 to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あす、 おす、 たらし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zu2, ju4
Korean:
jog, ju

Spanish

  • pierna
  • pie
  • ser suficiente
  • pata
  • bastar

Portuguese

  • perna
  • ser suficiente

French

  • jambe
  • pied
  • suffire
  • ajouter
  • compteur de paires de chaussures
29 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
36 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
51 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
305 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4546 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
135 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
90 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
461 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
58 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1759 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2714 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1386 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1287 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37365 Morohashi
2188 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5856 New Nelson (John Haig)
1279 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1372 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
338 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
67 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3770 2001 Kanji
7d0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-34-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8db3 Unicode hex code

13 strokes (also 12)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
664 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遣唐使 【ケントウシ】 envoy to Tang China
  • 遣欧 【ケンオウ】 dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy), sending to Europe
  • 先遣 【センケン】 sending ahead
  • 差遣 【サケン】 dispatch, despatch, sending

Kun reading compounds

  • 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
  • 遣わす 【つかわす】 to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
  • 遣る 【やる】 to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study, to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.), to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer, to make (a vehicle) go faster, to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise, to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke, to hold (a performance), to perform, to show, to ease (one's mind), to harm, to injure, to kill, to have sex, to fuck, to bang, to live, to get by, to get along, to do ... completely, to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance, to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to, to make active efforts to ...
  • やる気 【やるき】 will (to do something), drive, motivation, enthusiasm, eagerness

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian3
Korean:
gyeon

Spanish

  • enviar
  • despachar
  • dar
  • donar
  • obsequiar

Portuguese

  • despacho
  • enviar
  • dar
  • doar
  • fazer
  • empreender

French

  • expédier
  • envoyer
  • donner
  • faire
  • entreprendre
1220 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1180 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4732 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
895 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1816 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1173 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1214 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
715 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3908 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2015 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1789 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39052P Morohashi
3152 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6100 New Nelson (John Haig)
1773 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1910 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1677 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1677 2001 Kanji
2q10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-10 SKIP code
3530.7 Four corner code
1-24-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9063 Unicode hex code