蹄
hoof
Readings
On'yomi
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- ひづめ
Meaning
蹄 centers on the hard, horny part of an animal's foot: a hoof. It is the specific body part that horses, cows, and similar animals walk on.
Most common words using 蹄
20 of 28- 蹄ひづめ
hoof
- 馬蹄ばてい
horse's hooves
- 蹄鉄ていてつ
horseshoe
- サラサ馬蹄螺サラサばていら
Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
- 偶蹄目ぐうていもく
Artiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates
- 偶蹄類ぐうているい
artiodactyls; even-toed ungulates
- 削蹄さくてい
hoof trimming; hoof cutting
- 午蹄中目ごていちゅうもく
Meridiungulata; extinct clade of South American ungulates
- 双蹄そうてい
cloven foot
- 双蹄獸そうていじゅう
cloven-hoofed animal
- 口蹄疫こうていえき
foot-and-mouth disease; hoof-and-mouth disease
- 奇蹄目きていもく
Perissodactyla (order of odd-toed ungulates, incl. horses, tapirs, etc.)
- 奇蹄類きているい
perissodactyls; odd-toed ungulates
- 有蹄動物ゆうていどうぶつ
ungulate; hoofed animal
- 有蹄類ゆうているい
ungulates
- 羊蹄ぎしぎし
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
- 装蹄そうてい
shoeing a horse; horseshoeing
- 装蹄師そうていし
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
- 蹄叉ていさ
frog; fourchette; pad in a horse's hoof that acts as a shock absorber
- 蹄球ていきゅう
bulb (of an animal's hoof)
Study
Etymology
蹄 combines 足 (foot) with 帝, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes the hoof of an animal.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 足 means foot, and the right side 帝 looks like a sturdy, horn-like shape. Picture an animal's foot ending in a hard, horny hoof.
Reading mnemonic
For テイ, imagine a horse's hoof tapping on a table: the tap sounds like 'tei' (テイ), and the hoof is the foot that makes the sound.