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Kotomora

蹄

hoof

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes16

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

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  • 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)

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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.