7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Kun'yomi
  • foot ②leg ③gait ④pace
  • to be sufficient ②to be worth doing ③to do (the job)
  • to be sufficient ②to be worth doing ③to do (the job)
  • to add (numbers) ②to add (something) ③to take care of (e.g. one's business)
On'yomi
  • ソク
    counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
Nanori
  • あす
  • おす
  • たらし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

あし 61.2%
りる 22.6%
ソク 15.6%
0.5%

Character Breakdown

leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

foot ②leg ③gait ④pace
to be sufficient ②to be worth doing ③to do (the job)
sound of footsteps ②sense or sign that something is approaching
to add (numbers) ②to add (something) ③to take care of (e.g. one's business)
satisfaction ②sufficient ③satisfying (an equation)
insufficiency ②dissatisfaction
at one's feet ②gait ③most recent
footprints ②record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
preventing (someone) from leaving ②being stranded ③level dyeing
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References

Unicode hex code 8DB3
JIS X 0208 1-34-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4546
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1287
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d0.1
Four corner code 6080.1
De Roo Code 3770