also: よんそく
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
Refers to having four legs or to a four-legged animal. Often used in contexts like counting legs or describing animals.
Dogs are four-legged animals.
This table is stable with four legs.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しそく is more common than よんそく.
Alternate reading; less common than しそく but still used.
Compound of 四 (four) and 足 (leg). The reading しそく uses on'yomi, while よんそく mixes kun'yomi and on'yomi.