足の裏
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 足 | 裏 |
| あし Grade: 1 |
うら Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]From 足 (ashi, “foot”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 裏 (ura, “backside, underside, inner side”).[1] Contrasts with 足の甲 (ashi no kō, “the top of the foot, the instep”).
Compare 手の裏 (te no ura, “palm of the hand”), contrasting with 手の甲 (te no kō, “back of the hand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]足の裏 • (ashi no ura)
- sole of the foot
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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