# 脚 — leg

脚 means “leg”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: キャク (kyaku), キャ (kya). Kun'yomi: あし (ashi). You'll see it in words such as 脚 (ashi, “foot; paw”).

- Meaning: leg
- On'yomi: キャク (kyaku), キャ (kya)
- Kun'yomi: あし (ashi)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 脚

Sounds like 却: both read キャク.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 却 on the contrary

## Words with 脚

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 脚 | あし (ashi) | foot; paw |

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/. Last updated 2026-11-01.