片かた足あし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

one foot; one leg

Refers to a single foot or leg, often in contexts of balance, injury, or standing on one leg.

Only when written 片足

Used when referring to a single item from a pair, typically shoes or socks. Restricted to the 片足 spelling.

〈人ひと〉が片かた足あしで立たつto stand on one leg
彼かれは片かた足あしで立たつ練れん習しゅうをしている。
He is practicing standing on one leg.
片かた足あしを怪け我がするto injure one leg/foot
サッカーの試し合あいで片かた足あしを怪け我がしてしまった。
I injured one of my legs during the soccer match.
靴くつを片かた足あしだけ〈動どう詞し〉to lose/wear only one shoe of a pair
子こ供どもが靴くつを片かた足あしだけ履はいて外そとに出でた。
The child went outside wearing only one shoe.

両りょう足あし sense 1
両足 refers to both feet or legs together, while 片足 refers to only one of the two.

片かた膝ひざN2
片膝 uses the 片- prefix with 膝 (knee) to mean one knee, while 片足 uses the same prefix with 足 (leg/foot) to mean one leg, so learners may mix up which body part is meant.

片かた足あしUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; used for both 'one foot/leg' and 'one of a pair' senses.
片かた脚あしUsage13%
Alternate kanji spelling emphasizing the leg rather than the foot; less common than 片足.

Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') + 足 (ashi, 'foot/leg'). The reading かたあし is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.