足の裏

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あし
Grade: 1
うら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

From (ashi, foot) + (no, possessive particle) + (ura, backside, underside, inner side). 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

Noun

(あし)(うら) (ashi no ura

  1. sole of the foot

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN