Illustration: At a public footbath in a Japanese hot-spring town, a visitor sits on the wooden rim with exactly one bare foot lowered into the warm water. Their other leg remains bent on the bench, its foot still wearing a sock. Both legs are fully visible, making the difference unmistakable.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

片かた足あし

kataashi

one foot, one leg

Example sentences

彼かれは壁かべにもたれかかって、片足かたあしで立たっていた。
He stood on one leg, leaning against the wall.
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その鶴つるは片足かたあしで立たっていた。
The crane was standing on one leg.
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彼かれは片足かたあしを引ひきずってあるいた。
He walked with a limp.
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Kanji in 片足

片one-sided; leafOnヘンKunかた-・かた
足leg; footOnソクKunあし・たりる・たる

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