also: きびす · くびす · あくと
Refers to the heel of a foot, shoe, or stocking. The word is usually written in kana.
新しい靴でかかとが痛くなった。
My heel started hurting from the new shoes.
ストッキングのかかとが薄くなっている。
The heel of the stocking is getting thin.
The heels of these shoes have started to wear down.
I walk with my heels raised as an exercise.
My heel hurts because I walked for a long time.
In this yoga pose, you place your heel on the ground.
Archaic or literary reading; rarely used in modern speech.
Archaic or literary reading; rarely used in modern speech.
Archaic or dialectal reading; not used in standard modern Japanese.