also: こうきゃく
馬の後足は力強い。
A horse's hind legs are powerful.
Common kanji spelling for 'hind legs'.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read こうきゃく.
Sino-Japanese reading, less common in everyday use.
Compound of 後 (ato, 'rear') + 足 (ashi, 'leg'). The reading こうきゃく is the on'yomi of the kanji 後脚.