踵
heel
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Readings
On'yomi
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- かかと
- くび.す
- きび.す
- つ.ぐ
Meaning
踵 centers on the heel, the back part of the foot.
Most common words using 踵
- 踵かかとN2
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
- イタリアの踵イタリアのかかと
heel of Italy (nickname for the Salento peninsula or the Apulia region)
- 延頸挙踵えんけいきょしょう
longing for someone or something; waiting for someone of great talent to arrive; stretching one's neck and standing on tiptoes
- 踵を返すきびすをかえす
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
- 踵骨しょうこつ
calcaneus; calcaneum; heel bone
Study
Etymology
踵 combines 足 (foot) with 重, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the heel as the heavy, weight-bearing part of the foot.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is 足 (foot), and the right side is 重 (heavy). Picture the heel as the heavy part of the foot that strikes the ground with each step.
Reading mnemonic
For ショウ, imagine a shoe pressing on the heel: shoe -> ショウ, and the heel is where the shoe rubs.