Meaning & readings
leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Origin
This character most likely combines two visual elements to represent the idea of a foot or leg. The top part shows an opening or space, while the bottom part depicts multiple lines suggesting the toes or the structure of a foot. Together, these components create a picture of a foot with its distinct parts, which is why the character came to mean "leg" and "foot." The extended meaning of "be sufficient" developed naturally from the idea of having enough — as if your feet can carry you where you need to go, you have what you need.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).
Components
- 口
- 龰
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 7
- Kangxi radical
- 157
- Grade
- Grade 1 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #343 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 4
- Unicode
- U+08DB3