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一足 (いっそく, issoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ足そく

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Meanings

1

one pair (of shoes, socks, etc.)

Counter for a single pair of footwear; used with shoes, socks, slippers, etc. Not used for gloves or other paired items.

新あたらしい靴くつを一いっ足そく買かった。

I bought a new pair of shoes.

この靴くつ下したは一いっ足そくいくらですか。

How much is one pair of these socks?

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を一いっ足そく買かうto buy a pair of (shoes, socks, etc.)
新あたらしい靴くつを一いっ足そく買かった。
I bought a new pair of shoes.
〈物もの〉が一いっ足そくあるthere is one pair of (shoes, socks, etc.)
玄げん関かんに靴くつが一いっ足そくある。
There is one pair of shoes at the entrance.

Expressions

一いっ足そく一いっ刀とうone-step, one-strike distance

Grammar

一人ひとり・二に本ほん・三さん冊さつNumbers and countersN5

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
足leg, foot, be sufficient

Related words

一ひと組くみ
一組 is a general counter for one set or pair of things (e.g., gloves, a couple), while 一足 is used specifically for one pair of footwear like shoes or socks.
一いっ歩ぽ
一足 refers to a footstep or a pair of shoes, whereas 一歩 is the general term for a single step in distance or progress.

Don't confuse with

一ひと足あしN1
一足 read いっそく means one pair of footwear, while the same kanji read ひとあし means 'a short distance' or 'a little ahead (in time)'.

Word family

一いっ足そく飛とび
skipping intermediate stages; doing at once; one leap · jumping with both feet together
靴くつ一いっ足そく
pair of shoes
一いっ足そく飛とびに
in one leap; skipping intermediate steps; directly

Written forms

一いっ足そくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for counting pairs of footwear.
１いっ足そく
Numerical variant, common in informal or commercial contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (one) and 足 (counter for pairs of footwear). The counter 足 originally referred to legs/feet, hence its use for items worn on the feet.