Illustration: On the wooden edge of a family home's entrance step, a barefoot child sits with one leg bent and the sole turned slightly toward a parent. The parent gently cups the foot and presses a small adhesive bandage onto the rounded back portion below the ankle.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

かかと

kakato

heel

Example sentences

  1. あんなにかかとの高たかい靴くつはいてたら、すぐに捻挫ねんざしちゃうよな。

    If I tried to wear shoes with heels that high, I’d sprain my ankle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 長時間歩ちょうじかんあるくと踵かかとにたこができる。

    If you walk a lot, you will develop calluses on your heel.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. アキレスはかかとを除のぞいては不死身ふじみだった。

    Apart from his heel, Achilles was invulnerable.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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