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6 足首 Ankle

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Meaning

Primary

Ankle

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What is the neck of your leg? Think about it. It's your ankle.

Reading

あしくび
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings from both kanji, probably because it includes body parts. You know the kun'yomi reading of 足 from previous vocab and you know the kun'yomi reading of 首 from learning that kanji. So, you should be able to read this kanji so long as you remember that it's all kun'yomi.

Context

Patterns of Use

足首を〜 足首の〜

Common Word Combinations

  • 足首をつかむ

    to grab someone's ankle

    足首をまわす

    to circle one's ankles

    足首をひねる

    to twist one's ankle

Context Sentences

足首をひねってしまいました。

I twisted my ankle.

右の足首がすごくいたいんです！

My right ankle hurts a lot.

宙に舞う羽から逃げる途中で、足首を捻挫した。

I sprained my ankle while running away from a feather floating in the air.

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