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脚光 (きゃっこう, kyakkou) Japanese meaning: footlight | Kotomora
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She was in the limelight from a young age.
The footlights on the stage were dazzling.
Expressions 脚きゃっ 光こう を 浴あ びる be performed on stage; appear on stage · be in the limelight; be in the spotlight Kanji 脚 skids, leg, undercarriage Related words 注目 means general 'attention' or 'notice', whereas 脚光 specifically evokes the imagery of stage footlights and public acclaim, as in 脚光を浴びる.
スポットライト is the borrowed English word for a literal or figurative spotlight, while 脚光 is a more literary, Sino-Japanese term with the same figurative sense of public attention.
Etymology Compound of 脚 (leg, foot) and 光 (light), literally 'foot light'. The figurative sense developed from the literal stage lighting.
