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趾

footprint, remains

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • あと
  • はや.い

Meaning

趾 centers on a physical trace left behind: a footprint or, more broadly, remains that mark where something once was.

Most common words using 趾

  • 交趾コーチン

    Cochin (breed of chicken)

  • 外反母趾がいはんぼし

    hallux valgus; bunion

  • 拇趾ぼし

    big toe; great toe; hallex

  • 母趾外反症ぼしがいはんしょう

    hallux valgus; bunion

  • 第一趾だいいちし

    first toe; big toe; great toe; hallux; hind toe (birds)

  • 第三趾だいさんし

    middle toe

  • 第二趾だいにし

    second toe; long toe; inner toe (bird)

  • 第五趾だいごし

    little toe

  • 第四趾だいよんし

    fourth toe; ring toe; outer toe (bird)

  • 足趾そくし

    footprints

  • 足趾節そくしせつ

    pediphalanx

  • 趾行性しこうせい

    digitigrade (walking on the toes)

  • 趾蹠皮膚炎しせきひふえん

    footpad dermatitis (in animals); FPD

  • 趾骨しこつ

    phalanx (of the foot); phalange

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Etymology

趾 combines 足 (foot) with 止, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of stopping or a footprint.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a foot 足, and the right side 止 looks like a stopped foot. Together they make a footprint left behind.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, imagine a single footprint in the sand: the shape of the print looks like the letter 'C', which sounds like シ.